I've just built a 36hp biofuel-powered boiler, powering 18 industrial steam engines. The boiler is now above 100*C, and is outputting steam. However, the GUi on each engine says they are only producing about 1.8 MJ/t each. Thats a far cry from the 8 Mj/t i'm supposed to be getting. I thought the boiler was supposed to max output as soon as it reached 100*C. What am I doing wrong?
Boilers woes
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You need to have more connections from the Boilers to the engines... IE Liquiduct pipes... You can have 1 liquiduct pipe connecting the engines.. But you need multiple connections from the boiler to the single pipe.. Keep making more connections until your engines are full with steam.
or connect your engines directly to the side of the boiler, as in the pic.
What are you powering with the engines? conduit, energy cell, direct to machines? is everything full?
What are you powering with the engines? conduit, energy cell, direct to machines? is everything full?
You don't have to no, but if you DO set them to output mode, you can use FEWER of them, which is exactly what I stated in my post:
A liquiduct in output mode will output a greater amount of steam than a liquiduct in passive mode.
For a 36HP boiler and 18 industrial steam engines, 9 liquiduct connections will do. At that point they don't need to be in output mode to work. But if you want even fewer connections, by all means (never tested that myself...).
Placing the engines directly on the boiler, as Ako mentioned, is another option.
Placing the engines directly on the boiler, as Ako mentioned, is another option.
A liquiduct in "output" mode is really "forced extraction" mode.
A boiler will automatically output steam to connected pipes.
However, a liquiduct in "forced extraction" mode can extract steam at a greater rate than a boiler passively outputs the steam.
Therefore you can use fewer liquiducts to supply steam to steam engines if you place them in output mode and supply a redstone signal.
A boiler will automatically output steam to connected pipes.
However, a liquiduct in "forced extraction" mode can extract steam at a greater rate than a boiler passively outputs the steam.
Therefore you can use fewer liquiducts to supply steam to steam engines if you place them in output mode and supply a redstone signal.
By placing the engines directly on the side of the boiler, I was finally able to get the engines running at maximum capacity. Thank you to everyone who replied 