Big reactor sizes

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Bickers

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looking for a good size for a passive cooled reactor that can be converted to a active cooled reactor later on and a good size for a turbine to use the steam from the reactor so i can start planning my room layouts
 

MacAisling

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I'm happy with a 7x7x3 reactor with a ring of 8 fuel cell core, with cryothium as a coolant. This is just big enough to run 1 max size turbine when converted to steam. For the turbine, you need 80 blades to use the full 2000 mb/t steam, while the # of coil blocks will vary by material used. A ludicrite coil will produce the most power with the fewest blocks (32 blocks for 2000 mb/t steam). I go with a 7x7x16 turbine (can be built vertical or horizonal).
 

rhn

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looking for a good size for a passive cooled reactor that can be converted to a active cooled reactor later on and a good size for a turbine to use the steam from the reactor so i can start planning my room layouts
I am currently just using this:
http://br.sidoh.org/#reactor-design...ontrolRodInsertion=61&layout=O2COC2X2C2XCO2CO
Use something like Glass or Graphite in the corners(cheap materials to just fill out the space).
It is small but can easily power 2 turbines @1800RPM with 4 Enderium coils, 70 blades using 1732mB/t steam each and stay at a modest temperature. Turbine size can vary but I prefer 17x7x7.

If you want a little bit higher efficiency you could upgrade it to this:
http://br.sidoh.org/#reactor-design...on=61&layout=2O2E4O2C2OEC2XC2EC2XCE2O2C4O2E2O
It is a bit tricky to build with ender and cryotheum next to each other, but it is doable if you build it layer by layer(costs a bit more ender this way).

You can easily make something a lot bigger that is more efficient. But you most likely wont need it with either MFR laser drills or Quarries. Better to compromise and save some space IMO. And you also don't need huge reactors to power turbines.
 
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ChemE

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whats biggr then the 5 wide echend 4 blocks high i want to know pls the one one size bigger please
http://br.sidoh.org/#reactor-design...E2C5X2CE4OE2C5X2CE4OE2C5X2CE7O5C10O5C10O5E35O
With Big Reactors increasing size is fairly easy. Just keep the fuel rods clumped together in the center in a square and surround them with 3 blocks of gelid cryotheum (flowing works just fine). The more open space you include between that and the walls, the more efficiency you get. The above design is one of the larger and most efficient designs I know of. You can keep adding height if you need more power.