[0.15.10] Steam Turbines/fluid transport issues

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Re: [0.15.10] Steam Turbines/fluid transport issues

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Xeorm wrote:Hmm, did a test in Freeplay mode (wow, so useful for things like this) and found the main issue with your setup was the fluid rate. Shortening the amount of pipes between the heat exchangers and turbines resulted in more energy produced. Adding on more heat exchangers in the line also increased power, but at vastly marginal rates.

On a side note, 1000+ radars makes the minimap look quite odd.
With the setup in the last picture? That has way too few heatexchangers to really use up all the power. Of course the outermost heatpipes will heat up then. Which would not happen if there are the correct amount using all the heat around.
The 4x4 is essentially a 24 reactor design and it needs 368 HEs and 633 Ts. Because you wouldnt get the same power with the same amount of reactors in the ususal 2xN design. Also it needs at least 32 pumps then.
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Re: [0.15.10] Steam Turbines/fluid transport issues

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Distelzombie wrote:
Xeorm wrote:Hmm, did a test in Freeplay mode (wow, so useful for things like this) and found the main issue with your setup was the fluid rate. Shortening the amount of pipes between the heat exchangers and turbines resulted in more energy produced. Adding on more heat exchangers in the line also increased power, but at vastly marginal rates.

On a side note, 1000+ radars makes the minimap look quite odd.
With the setup in the last picture? That has way too few heatexchangers to really use up all the power. Of course the outermost heatpipes will heat up then. Which would not happen if there are the correct amount using all the heat around.
The 4x4 is essentially a 24 reactor design and it needs 368 HEs and 633 Ts. Because you wouldnt get the same power with the same amount of reactors in the ususal 2xN design. Also it needs at least 32 pumps then.
First picture, sorry. Skipped over the second iteration.
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