Re:‘Dark Ships’ Emerge from the Shadows of the Nord Stream M...
by bink on Saturday November 12, 2022 @12:29AM
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Are there not valves along the pipeline to seal off sections? I've done some small amount of work on above ground gas pipelines and I feel like the majority of the pipeline would be undamaged, assuming the valves were closed in a reasonable time.
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Re:‘Dark Ships’ Emerge from the Shadows of the Nord Stream M...
by fuoqi on Saturday November 12, 2022 @12:33AM
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I never heard about such valves in underwater pipelines. How would they be powered? It's possible that they could have reverse sumps, so water would flood only one section and the rest will be protected by residual pressure, but I do not know if NS/NS2 have anything like this.