Fuel - Revision history

216.196.181.219: change over fill to overfill

2026-03-06T10:45:36Z

change over fill to overfill

TK421: Remove more references of vol as h2

2026-01-24T02:11:38Z

Remove more references of vol as h2

TK421: Remove oudated mention of volatiles as H2

2026-01-24T01:43:41Z

Remove oudated mention of volatiles as H2

RA2lover: /* Fuel Combustion Using a H2 Combustor */

2025-12-28T09:37:52Z

‎Fuel Combustion Using a H2 Combustor

RA2lover: /* Using Fuels */ clarify H2 combustor reaction efficiency, note superfuel mix condensation risks

2025-12-28T09:37:19Z

‎Using Fuels: clarify H2 combustor reaction efficiency, note superfuel mix condensation risks

SchlauFuchs: Adding a hint to use the Gas mixer to mix gasses.

2025-10-12T03:16:23Z

Adding a hint to use the Gas mixer to mix gasses.

2001:861:41C2:56D0:64EB:1643:67DF:9D6C: little error in the text

2025-06-08T08:57:11Z

little error in the text

MyPickle: Linking to labeller

2025-01-18T23:22:57Z

Linking to labeller

185.203.246.70: /* Gas Fuel */

2024-08-28T21:17:02Z

‎Gas Fuel

Starviking: Added a fluid box for Superfuel

2024-08-06T07:17:21Z

Added a fluid box for Superfuel

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 ====Usage====
 ====Fuel mixing====
-# Place Volatile Ice and Oxites in the ice crusher at a 2:1 ratio. <br> &ensp; &emsp;'''*''' You can safely fit 8 Volatile to 4 Oxites in a canister. A Ratio of 10:5 will over fill a single canister <br> &ensp;&emsp;'''**''' Be sure to pump all the gases out of the crusher into a single canister, otherwise the mixture will fluxuate as the grinder processes and outs ices. <br> &ensp;&emsp;'''***''' Also be sure to turn off your regulator while you are collecting gases.<br>
+# Place Volatile Ice and Oxites in the ice crusher at a 2:1 ratio. <br> &ensp; &emsp;'''*''' You can safely fit 8 Volatile to 4 Oxites in a canister. A Ratio of 10:5 will overfill a single canister <br> &ensp;&emsp;'''**''' Be sure to pump all the gases out of the crusher into a single canister, otherwise the mixture will fluxuate as the grinder processes and outs ices. <br> &ensp;&emsp;'''***''' Also be sure to turn off your regulator while you are collecting gases.<br>
 # Pump the gases to your storage containers. <br>
 # Set the regulator to the approximate pressure required to load the amount of fuel you need into the canister. <br>&ensp;&emsp;'''*''' You can check the exact amount in the canister using the tablet and the gas analyzer

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 == Mixing Fuel == <!--T:3-->
-You can easily mix fuel by adding O<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub> to a pipe network in order to put it into canisters or pump into a furnace.
+You can easily mix fuel by adding O<sub>2</sub> and Volatiles to a pipe network in order to put it into canisters or pump into a furnace.
-H<sub>2</sub> can be attained by melting the [[Ice (Volatiles)]] that can be found in some worlds while being part of the atmosphere of [[Worlds#Vulcan|Vulcan]]. O<sub>2</sub> can be attained by melting the [[Ice (Oxite)]] or again from some atmospheres. N<sub>2</sub>O is part of [[Ice (Nitrice)]] or can be created by the [[Nitrolyzer]].
+Volatiles can be attained by melting the [[Ice (Volatiles)]] that can be found in some worlds while being part of the atmosphere of [[Worlds#Vulcan|Vulcan]]. O<sub>2</sub> can be attained by melting the [[Ice (Oxite)]] or again from some atmospheres. N<sub>2</sub>O is part of [[Ice (Nitrice)]] or can be created by the [[Nitrolyzer]].
 Depending on how exact the proportions of your gas mixture are you will end up with different end temperatures and pressures after ignition.

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 ===Gas Fuel===
-In order to use gases for fuel you need a combustible gas combined with an oxidizer. The only flammable gas in the game is [[Volatiles]] (labeled as H<sub>2</sub>), the two oxygen sources are [[Oxygen]] (2:1 mix simply called fuel) and [[Nitrous Oxide]] (1:1 mix called superfuel or NOS). This is best done using a [[Gas Mixer]] - make sure that both gasses have equal temperature for correct ratio.
+In order to use gases for fuel you need a combustible gas combined with an oxidizer. The only flammable gas in the game is [[Volatiles]], the two oxygen sources are [[Oxygen]] (2:1 mix simply called fuel) and [[Nitrous Oxide]] (1:1 mix called superfuel or NOS). This is best done using a [[Gas Mixer]] which requires that both gasses have equal temperature for a correct ratio of gasses in the output.
 When using liquid fuel some heat energy produced will be spent to evaporate liquid fuel components.

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 === Fuel Combustion Using a H2 Combustor ===
 Water combustion is achieved for 66% of the reagents:
-Volatiles + 1 O<sub>2</sub> -> 2 H<sub>2</sub>O + 429kJ
+<br>2 Volatiles + 1 O<sub>2</sub> -> 2 H<sub>2</sub>O + 429kJ
-The remaining 34% undergo the regular fuel combustion reaction:
+<br>The remaining 34% undergo the regular fuel combustion reaction:
-Volatiles + 1 O<sub>2</sub> -> 3 Pollutant + 6 CO<sub>2</sub> + 572kJ
+<br>2 Volatiles + 1 O<sub>2</sub> -> 3 Pollutant + 6 CO<sub>2</sub> + 572kJ
 <!-- the 66% and also 90% of those 34% happen immediately, the remaining 3.4% is left as waste products that get immediately ignited. -->

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 Autoignition Temperature: 300℃<br>
 Volatiles + 1 O<sub>2</sub> -> 3 Pollutant + 6 CO<sub>2</sub> + 572kJ
 === Superfuel Combustion ===
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 Volatiles + 1 N<sub>2</sub>O -> 2 N<sub>2</sub> + 2 CO<sub>2</sub> + 572kJ
-Note that staying below autoignition temperature means condensation for Nitrous Oxide at more than about 1MPa pressure, making it hard to store the fuel mix in large quantities without liquid management. While this reaction releases the same amount of energy as the classic fuel combustion above, it does so using half the volatiles and heating waste gases with less thermal mass resulting in higher temperatures.
+Note that staying below autoignition temperature means condensation for Nitrous Oxide at more than about 1MPa pressure, making it hard to store the fuel mix in large quantities without liquid management as the latent heat of condensation can result in enough heating for autoignition to occur. While this reaction releases the same amount of energy as the classic fuel combustion above, it does so using half the volatiles and heating waste gases with less thermal mass resulting in higher temperatures.
 == Collecting gases == <!--T:2-->

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 There are two types of fuel, solid fuel and gas mixtures.
 ===Solid fuel===
-There are currently  only solid fuel available in the game [[Special:MyLanguage/Ore (Coal)|Coal]], and [[Charcoal|Charcoal]].  Both can be used to fuel the [[Solid Fuel Generator]].
+There are currently only two solid fuel available in the game [[Special:MyLanguage/Ore (Coal)|Coal]], and [[Charcoal|Charcoal]].  Both can be used to fuel the [[Solid Fuel Generator]].
 When burning coal and charcoal they produce the following gases.

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 # Use a wrench to connect both Portable Gas Tanks to their places.
 # Optional: for a perfect fuel mix, ensure the temperatures of both gases are exactly the same.
-# Set the Pipe Gas Mixer to desired combination (34% O<sub>2</sub> + 66% H<sub>2</sub>) Note: as the combination is a floating point number, you can also enter 0.333... or 0.666... with a labeler to get a more precise mix.
+# Set the Pipe Gas Mixer to desired combination (34% O<sub>2</sub> + 66% H<sub>2</sub>) Note: as the combination is a floating point number, you can also enter 0.333... or 0.666... with a [[Labeller]] to get a more precise mix.
 # Turn on Pipe Gas Mixer
 # Place an empty Gas Canister in Gas Tank Storage.

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 In order to use gases for fuel you need a combustible gas combined with an oxidizer. The only flammable gas in the game is [[Volatiles]] (labeled as H<sub>2</sub>), the two oxygen sources are [[Oxygen]] (2:1 mix simply called fuel) and [[Nitrous Oxide]] (1:1 mix called superfuel or NOS).
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   | image        = [[File:Icon-fuel.png]]
   | heatCapacity = 20.86 Joule / mol
 }}