Pipes, tubes
I can't understand the difference between these two words "pipes" and "tubes" any help please?
Gelatin is made by using a highly modern complicated process, most of which takes place in a so called closed system, comprising large stainless steel vessels with many pipes, tubes and other equipment.
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In a context like this, "pipes" would usually be larger, main conduits of stainless steel, connected to the vessels, and "tubes" would usually be smaller, secondary conduits of stainless steel, or some other material like plastic or copper, connected to the pipes.
- In a context like this, "pipes" would usually be larger, main conduits of stainless steel, connected to the vessels, and "tubes" would usually be smaller, secondary conduits of stainless steel, or some other material like plastic or copper, connected to the pipes.
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In a context like this, "pipes" would usually be larger, main conduits of stainless steel, connected to the vessels, and "tubes" would usually be smaller, secondary conduits of stainless steel, or some other material like plastic or copper, connected to the pipes.
0That's an odd little video you're watching. The writing is good, but the English is a little off. The narrator's accent is American, but you can tell it's not his first language, but just barely, and I can't tell what is. Pipes and tubes are pretty much the same thing, but I picture pipe as a relatively substantial affair with elbows and joints and the like. Tubes I see as thinner and conducte
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