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Pneumatic Tube Transportation

In: Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy
Edited by: Mark Garrett
Subject:Public Policy (general), Transport Planning
Keywords:pneumatic tube systems; transportation systems

Pneumatic tube transportation systems use compressed air to transport objects through a system of closed tubes. A basic system consists of two stations connected by a tube, with one station including an air compressor that is used either to create a ...

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  Garrett, M. (2014). Pneumatic tube transportation. In Encyclopedia of transportation: Social science and policy (Vol. 1, pp. 1086-1087). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346526.n385
  
  Garrett, Mark. "Pneumatic Tube Transportation." In Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy, edited by Garrett, Mark, 1086-87. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346526.n385.
  
  Garrett, M. 2014. Pneumatic Tube Transportation. In: Mark Garrett Editor, 2014. Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1086-1087 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346526.n385> [Accessed 16 Aug 2022].
  
  Garrett, Mark. "Pneumatic Tube Transportation." Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 1086-87. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346526.n385.
  
  Garrett, Mark (2014). Pneumatic tube transportation In:Pneumatic tube transportation Encyclopedia of transportation: Social science and policy Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2014:1086-1087. doi:10.4135/9781483346526.n385
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