The pig is dropped into the piping to clean any residue inside the pipeline. It can be very dangerous as it is carried by the flow of the oil. If a spark happens, it can ignite the gas causing an explosion.
Pigging is process of removal of Deposited coke in the heater tubes
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Pigging out...
Pigging out, pigging, hogging out, and hogging started coming into use around 1979 in America.
1000 Ways to Die - 2008 Pigging Out was released on: USA: April 2012
Chopped - 2007 Pigging Out 13-7 was released on: USA: 23 October 2012
The main objevtive of pipeline pigging is cleaning, removing of waxes, breaking of hydraate formation and pipeline inspection
Although both can, explosive material represents a projection hazard by producing shrapnel on impact with a hard object. So, if launching explosive material, be careful. wouldn't want shrapnel to cut into your body!
"Pigging out" brings to mind a hungry pig rooting around in the food trough, eating whatever it finds. It's an idiom that means you're eating a lot.
In 2015, Elton Musk is launching one. The European Union is launching 4 this year. India is launching 6.
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