Pipeline Engineering
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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) carries oil from Prudhoe Bay to which port city?
About Pipeline Engineering
Pipeline Engineering is a free general knowledge quiz with 15 multiple-choice questions with a mix of 5 easy, 5 medium, 5 hard questions. Flow through questions about the world's great pipelines and fluid transport systems! A typical run takes about 7 minutes, hints are always one tap away, and your streak ticks up the first time you finish a game on a given day.
A few sample questions
1. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) carries oil from Prudhoe Bay to which port city?
Answer: Valdez
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline carries crude oil 800 miles from Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic coast to the ice-free port of Valdez on Prince William Sound, where it is loaded onto tankers for shipment.
2. Why is approximately half of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline built above ground on supports?
Answer: To prevent the hot oil from melting the permafrost beneath
About 420 of the pipeline's 800 miles are elevated on supports to prevent the warm oil (flowing at about 140 degrees F) from melting the permafrost beneath, which would destabilize both the pipeline and the ground.
3. The Keystone Pipeline System transports crude oil from which Canadian province to refineries in the United States?
Answer: Alberta
The Keystone Pipeline System transports crude oil from the oil sands of Alberta, Canada, to refineries in the United States, including facilities in Illinois, Oklahoma, and the Gulf Coast of Texas.
4. What are 'pig launchers' and 'pig receivers' used for in pipeline operations?
Answer: Launching and receiving devices that clean and inspect the inside of pipelines
Pipeline 'pigs' are devices pushed through pipelines by product flow to clean the interior, inspect for corrosion or damage, and separate different products. Pig launchers insert them and pig receivers retrieve them at the other end.
5. Nord Stream, a controversial natural gas pipeline, runs under which body of water?
Answer: Baltic Sea
The Nord Stream pipelines run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. Nord Stream 1 began operations in 2011, while Nord Stream 2 was completed in 2021 but became politically controversial due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Things you'll learn along the way
- Cathodic protection is an electrochemical technique used to prevent corrosion of metal pipelines buried underground or submerged underwater. It works by making the pipeline the cathode of an electrochemical cell, protecting it from rusting.
- The Druzhba Pipeline originates in Russia and transports oil to refineries in multiple European countries including Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. At over 5,500 km, it is the world's longest oil pipeline network.
- Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is a trenchless method for installing pipelines underground, particularly useful for crossing rivers, roads, and environmentally sensitive areas without surface disruption.
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are in Pipeline Engineering?
Pipeline Engineering has 15 multiple-choice questions. Each one has four answer options and an explanation that appears after you answer, so you learn something even when you miss.
Is Pipeline Engineering free to play?
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How long does Pipeline Engineering take?
Most players finish Pipeline Engineering in about 7 minutes. You can pause between questions, replay it as often as you like, and there is no penalty for taking your time — answers are explained after you submit them.
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