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Does anyone know an algorithm or for finding the output of a belt after a arbitrary network of belt splitters?

Specifically:
Given
1) some number of input belts, each with some constant number resources coming in.
2) some network of belts and splitters, including splitters feeding back into themselves.
3) some number of output belts
4) no maximum belt throughput (unless this makes the math harder instead of easier).
5) single lane belts

How do I calculate the output rate of every output belt?

This is a graph theory question, but I don't know the right search terms to look for an answer.

King Mir wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 3:26 am2) some network of belts and splitters, including splitters feeding back into themselves.

This problem is called Markov chain.

There are many ways to solve it, here is a Javascript solution: https://kilin.clas.kitasato-u.ac.jp/sof ... arkov.html

Yep, that's exactly the search term I'm looking for. Thanks for the prompt response! And I thought asking here was a long-shot.

Read up on Belt Balancers, as it deals with pretty much all the math you're concerned with.

https://wiki.factorio.com/Balancer_mechanics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clos_netw ... n_.3D_2.29

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FsT ... VDioM/edit

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