User:RA2lover/Sandbox/Thermodynamics machinery notes - Revision history

RA2lover: Note efficiency is actually 25 for 100%.

2026-03-07T23:31:01Z

Note efficiency is actually 25 for 100%.

RA2lover: Liquid Filtration

2026-03-04T13:23:44Z

Liquid Filtration

RA2lover: /* Electrolyzer */ update for beta 0.2.6192.26983, https://steamcommunity.com/app/544550/discussions/2/762934390303059149/#c797837596195582451

2026-03-04T12:52:05Z

‎Electrolyzer: update for beta 0.2.6192.26983, https://steamcommunity.com/app/544550/discussions/2/762934390303059149/#c797837596195582451

RA2lover: Pneumatic mining drill

2026-03-02T15:33:10Z

Pneumatic mining drill

RA2lover: /* H2 Combustor */

2026-02-23T00:12:55Z

‎H2 Combustor

RA2lover: H2 Combustor

2026-02-22T13:56:59Z

H2 Combustor

RA2lover at 13:21, 22 February 2026

2026-02-22T13:21:30Z

RA2lover: Electrolyzer

2026-02-22T12:48:02Z

Electrolyzer

RA2lover: Gas mask

2026-02-12T03:45:56Z

Gas mask

RA2lover: /* Furnace */ Add pollutant filter max flow rate

2026-02-12T02:12:51Z

‎Furnace: Add pollutant filter max flow rate

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 <br>Instantly combusts 96% of the fuel mix.
 <br>Sets Exhaust temperature to the temperature after this instant combustion.
-<br>Sets Exhaust velocity to Engine Efficiency * sqrt (8.3144 * Exhaust temperature * Degrees of freedom contributing to exhaust velocity)
+<br>Sets Exhaust velocity to 25 * Engine Efficiency% * sqrt (8.3144 * Exhaust temperature * Degrees of freedom contributing to exhaust velocity)
 * The number of degrees of freedom depends on the substance's molecular structure:
 ** Monoatomic = 1.666666 (None)

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 * Send processed contents matching filters to output, not-matching filters to unfiltered output.
-==H2 Combustor==
+== Liquid Filtration ==
 * Equalize internal atmosphere with output atmosphere. (one-way, no limit)
 * If not idle and input atmosphere has 0.0003 moles or more:

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 * Consume 50W idle (3600W when active).
 * If active, calculate the amount of energy required to electrolyze 1 mol of water.
-** Base energy is the energy of electrolysis byproducts for '''2''' moles of water at 20°C: (20.4J/K*2+21.1J/K)*293.15 K+(286 kJ*2) = 590.145985kJ/mol of water <!--Possible bug, results in water at critical temperature only improving efficiency by ~5% compared to 0K water-->
+** Base energy is the energy of electrolysis byproducts for 1 mol of water at 20°C: ((20.4J/K*2+21.1J/K)*293.15 K+(286 kJ*2)+(8kJ*3))/3 = 218.048661667 kJ/mol of water
-** This is then subtracted by the specific energy of water at the input network's temperature (72 J/K). (results in 0 energy required at 8196.472 K; attempts to electrolyze at or above that temperature result in all water on the network being instantly split)
+** This is then subtracted by the specific energy of water at the input network's temperature (72 J/K). (results in 0 energy required at 3028.45 K; attempts to electrolyze at or above that temperature result in all water on the network being instantly split)
-* Remove the amount of water the 3600 W can split at 40x efficiency (144 kW) from the input network, converting it to electrolysis byproducts at 20°C, and add those to the internal atmosphere.
+* Remove the amount of water the 3600 W can split at 40x efficiency (144 kW) from the input network, converting it to electrolysis byproducts at 20°C, and move those to output atmosphere.
 == Nitrolyzer ==

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	<br>Perform phase change after combustion step but before heat exchange step.		<br>Perform phase change after combustion step but before heat exchange step.
	<br>Max heat exchange area is 3m² for base variant, 5m² for heavy variant, proportional to setting.		<br>Max heat exchange area is 3m² for base variant, 5m² for heavy variant, proportional to setting.
		+
		+	==Pneumatic Mining Drill==
		+	<!--Comparison:
		+	Emergency Pickaxe: -0.5 ManuallyAuthoredToolSpeedOffset, 0.5 MineCompletionTime, 0.5 MineAmount
		+	Pickaxe: 0.5 MineCompletionTime, 0.5 MineAmount
		+	Mining Drill: 1 UsedPowerPassive, 30 UsedPowerActive, 0.11 MineCompletionTime, 0.2 MineAmount
		+	Pneumatic Mining Drill: 0.4 MineAmount, 20 MinOperationalPressureDifferential, 6000 MaxPressureDifferential, 0.01 MinMolesPerTick, 0.2 MaxMolesPerTick, 0.05 IdleUsageMolesPerTick, 0.05 FastestMineTime, 0.2 SlowestMineTime
		+	Mining Drill mk2: "manuallyAuthoredToolSpeedOffset": 0.1, otherwise same as mining drill
		+	Mining Drill Heavy: UsedPowerPassive: 2, UsedPowerActive: 150, MineCompletionTime: 0.05, MineAmount: 0.4
		+	-->
		+	* Eject internal atmosphere into external atmosphere.
		+	* Calculates pressure differential between external atmosphere and canister.
		+	* Calculate base mole consumption: 0.05 mol/tick on idle, 0.2 mol/tick when active.
		+	* Calculate actual mole consumption: map between 0.01 mol/tick at 20kPa pressure differential to Base mole consumption at 6 MPa pressure differential
		+	* Remove actual mole consumption from canister into internal atmosphere.
		+	* Map time between mine actions: 0.2s at 20kPa- pressure differential to 0.05s at 6MPa+ presure differential.
		+	** Equals heavy mining drill speed if pressure differential is at 6+ MPa, equals mining drill mk1 speed if pressure differential is above ~3.608 MPa (at double the MineAmount, which still loses out to the pickaxe, aimee or autominer.)

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 * If not idle and input atmosphere has 0.0003 moles or more:
 **Transfer 10 bar*L..200 atm*L from input atmosphere to internal atmosphere (mapped from pressure gradient between input atmosphere and internal atmosphere, 0..600atm)
 **Combust 66% of the oxygen/volatiles mix into liquid water (2 mol Volatiles + 1 mol O<sub>2</sub> -> 2 mol H<sub>2</sub>O + 429kJ)
 **Instantly combust 90% of the remaining fuel mix. (regular combustion rules apply)
 ==Electrolyzer==

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	Consume 10 J from battery.		Consume 10 J from battery.
		+
		+	== Gas Mask == <!-- the GasMask class is actually for suit helmets. The actual gas mask's class name is FilterMask... which is an extension of it. -->
		+	If equipped:
		+	* Transfer internal atmosphere contents to world.
		+	* Equalize world and internal pressures.
		+	* Filter gasses from internal atmosphere into world atmosphere.

	== Fridge (large) ==		== Fridge (large) ==

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 == Furnace ==
-Doesn't explode if partially deconstructed before an overpressure event. <!--early return on FurnaceBase:OnAtmosphericTick-->
+* Doesn't explode if partially deconstructed before an overpressure event. <!--early return on FurnaceBase:OnAtmosphericTick-->
-<br>Includes a passive pollutant filter that prioritizes moving out pollutant from its internal storage to the output before any other gases when attempting to equalize pressure. <!--Furnace:HandleGasInput-->
+* Includes a passive pollutant filter that prioritizes moving out pollutant from its internal storage to the output before any other gases when attempting to equalize pressure. <!--Furnace:HandleGasInput-->
-<br>Can be overwhelmed on excessive pressure gradients so it's likely to not work when venting with a valve->pipe cowl, but could still work with flow-limiting devices such as a [[Pipe Organ]] or [[Filtration]] unit. (rate limited by a PressurePerTick config parameter, could be the 1atm default value or overriden in a prefab elsewhere). <!--quantity of ideal gas at PressurePerTick, min(minternal, output pipe network) volume, largest of both networks' temperature (prioritizing output network if equal)-->
+** Filter max flow rate before allowing other gasses through is 2000 kPa at the hottest of (internal, output) temperatures and smallest of (internal, output) volumes.
-<br>Starts processing ores once the furnace's internal temperature is above their flashpoint. <!--FurnaceBase:OnServerImportTick-->
+* Starts processing ores once the furnace's internal temperature is above their flashpoint. <!--FurnaceBase:OnServerImportTick-->
 == Advanced Furnace ==