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Foodtubes

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Foodtubes is a proposed network of underground pipeline capsules to transport food and other goods. [1]

12 relations: Automated vacuum collection, Croydon, Curb weight, Food, Linear motor, London Borough of Croydon, Lorentz force, Pipeline transport, Pneumatic tube, St Andrews Prize for the Environment, Trenchless technology, United Kingdom.

Automated vacuum collection

An automated vacuum waste collection system, also known as pneumatic refuse collection, or automated vacuum collection (AVAC), transports waste at high speed through underground pneumatic tubes to a collection station where it is compacted and sealed in containers.

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Croydon

Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross.

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Curb weight

Curb weight (American English) or kerb weight (British English) is the total weight of a vehicle with standard equipment, all necessary operating consumables such as motor oil, transmission oil, coolant, air conditioning refrigerant, and sometimes a full tank of fuel, while not loaded with either passengers or cargo.

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Food

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism.

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Linear motor

A linear motor is an electric motor that has had its stator and rotor "unrolled" so that instead of producing a torque (rotation) it produces a linear force along its length.

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London Borough of Croydon

The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in south London, England and is part of Outer London.

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Lorentz force

In physics (particularly in electromagnetism) the Lorentz force is the combination of electric and magnetic force on a point charge due to electromagnetic fields.

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Pipeline transport

Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods or material through a pipe.

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Pneumatic tube

Pneumatic tubes (or capsule pipelines; also known as pneumatic tube transport or PTT) are systems that propel cylindrical containers through networks of tubes by compressed air or by partial vacuum.

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St Andrews Prize for the Environment

The St Andrews Prize for the Environment is an international initiative by the University of St Andrews in Scotland and the independent exploration and production company ConocoPhillips.

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Trenchless technology

Trenchless technology is a type of subsurface construction work that requires few trenches or no continuous trenches.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodtubes

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