Something wrong with my nuclear power plant?
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:46 pm
Hello Factorians,
My first post-.15 playthrough has reached the point where I have build a small nuclear power plant. It consists of 8 reactors, 40 exchangers and 80 turbines. I know there's a significant surplus of reactors in the setup, but that's not the point here.
My problem is that I'm not sure wether my setup is feasible for further scaling or not. I have noticed that the power production is a bit less than I would expect and wonder if this is due to a systematic problem in my build or if my expectations are just wrong.
So, to get to the matter, screenshots:
The setup as is. I tried to keep the connections between storage tanks and exchangers as short as possible, because I read in several other threads that steam throughput can become limiting.
The numbers (Don't mind the distinct lack of power in my factory, I am in the process of expanding the power plant. This is why I want to check the feasibility of the setup.)
I get 381 MW out of the plant, which does not fit with the math I did: 40 exchangers produce 40*103.1 = 4123,6 units of steam. 80 turbines would need 4800 units and produce 465,6 MW when supplied with enough steam. However, my 4123.6 units of steam can only cover 85.9% of the demand, so my expected power production would be 399,99 MW (or 10 MW per exchanger. Should have read the wiki earlier.)
That means I am missing 20 MW or 5% of the expected power. Where are those 5%?
My first post-.15 playthrough has reached the point where I have build a small nuclear power plant. It consists of 8 reactors, 40 exchangers and 80 turbines. I know there's a significant surplus of reactors in the setup, but that's not the point here.
My problem is that I'm not sure wether my setup is feasible for further scaling or not. I have noticed that the power production is a bit less than I would expect and wonder if this is due to a systematic problem in my build or if my expectations are just wrong.
So, to get to the matter, screenshots:
The setup as is. I tried to keep the connections between storage tanks and exchangers as short as possible, because I read in several other threads that steam throughput can become limiting.
The numbers (Don't mind the distinct lack of power in my factory, I am in the process of expanding the power plant. This is why I want to check the feasibility of the setup.)
I get 381 MW out of the plant, which does not fit with the math I did: 40 exchangers produce 40*103.1 = 4123,6 units of steam. 80 turbines would need 4800 units and produce 465,6 MW when supplied with enough steam. However, my 4123.6 units of steam can only cover 85.9% of the demand, so my expected power production would be 399,99 MW (or 10 MW per exchanger. Should have read the wiki earlier.)
That means I am missing 20 MW or 5% of the expected power. Where are those 5%?
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