Lots of Liquiducts Connected - Barely Any Steam?

[laptopdude90]

Okay, so I recently switched my base over to run on steam. I have a tank full of it, with 4 liquiducts inputting, 6 outputting. The tank should be running out of steam, but it is always full. My Steam Turbine is only at 5% to 6%, and I have 10 commercial steam engines connected. They never turn green.

 

[Bickers]

add more outputs i think iron tank valves have a flow limit
and why you tanking the steam and not sending it direct to engines/turbine ?

 

[laptopdude90]

I have 5 connected already, how many do you suggest?[DOUBLEPOST=1376082720][/DOUBLEPOST]I'm tanking it so if there is a problem with my fuel, I have time to fix it.[DOUBLEPOST=1376082752][/DOUBLEPOST]And by fuel, I mean the charcoal for the boiler.

 

[Bickers]

I have 5 connected already, how many do you suggest?

just add more till you find out how many is required i would think you would at need 7-8

 

[laptopdude90]

But shouldn't five be enough to at least empty the tank faster than I can fill it?

 

[Bickers]

But shouldn't five be enough to at least empty the tank faster than I can fill it?

i was under the impression valves have a limit of 100mb/t a 36HP boiler makes 720mb/t of steam

 

[laptopdude90]

Mine is a 36LP.

With a 100mb/t limit, I'll be inputting at 400/t and outputting at 500/t...

 

[Zexks]

I was under the impression that you could only extract from RC tanks from the bottom 2 blocks. Looks like the majority of your connections are above that.

 

[laptopdude90]

Oh, you're right!
I completely forgot about that. I feel like an idiot!

One minute while I redo the valves.

 

[Bickers]

I was under the impression that you could only extract from RC tanks from the bottom 2 blocks. Looks like the majority of your connections are above that.

you can extract for anywere on the tank aslong as the liquid is above the valve or atlest thats how i remember it

 

[laptopdude90]

Fixed it! Thanks!

 

[Zexks]

you can extract for anywere on the tank aslong as the liquid is above the valve or atlest thats how i remember it

That's a xycraft tank.

 

[mushroom taco]

Why the heck would you store steam?

 

[Willsy]

Why the heck would you store steam?

Sauna?

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[namiasdf]

I am not completely sure, but iron tanks may not be able to output steam out from anything but the 2nd lowest block + bottom. This is the case for all other liquids, iirc.


Also, I will be storing steam as I will most likely be producing an excess. This way I know when I can send the excess steam to my turbines and have that EU be gobbled up by my matter fabricator. This is also because I produce a stupid amount of biofuel and would like to maintain 100% production rates. Every time I look at my AE system and see a surplus of all this stuff that could be elsewhere, I become bothered; i.e. using up space in my AE system.