Kind of agree. Its unfortunate but you're constantly competing against existing and future lava-placing phenomena otherwise. The explosion is a justifiable workaround.
ReactorCraft - clever reactor setups?
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Speaking of pressure, is there any way to gauge how much pressure (or steam) is in a steam pipe?
When designing reactors, its difficult to know what effect -- if any -- my changes are having. If pressure is high, I'd consider adding a second turbine. If pressure is maxed (possible?) I'd investigate adding more steam lines to compensate.
When designing reactors, its difficult to know what effect -- if any -- my changes are having. If pressure is high, I'd consider adding a second turbine. If pressure is maxed (possible?) I'd investigate adding more steam lines to compensate.
I really like how in the newest version (V20f) lava Placed next to an heat exchanger turns into stone and also they exlode when there is lava next to them when they are working (above 100°C ) 
@Reika It would be perfect if fires (like on netherrack) would be destroyed when they are next to the Heat exchanger because with fire under them instead of lava my OP build still works
But because of other fixes the Turbine can "JUST" produce 0.8 GW of power
@Reika It would be perfect if fires (like on netherrack) would be destroyed when they are next to the Heat exchanger because with fire under them instead of lava my OP build still works
But because of other fixes the Turbine can "JUST" produce 0.8 GW of power
Beeing fiddling with HTG setups but i can't seem to figure somethings, so i'm curious if someone know a answer for those:
-Is there a advantage of adding more "floors' to the reactor? A 9x2x9 reactor seem to reach the same temperature as a 9x4x9 one, so i'm curious if there is a use for making it taller.
-How many Heat Exchangers i can hook to one HTG? By what i could test, it seems to be only able to handle 1 HE hooked to 1 turbine, is that right or did i mess something?
-Is it intentional that you can't use ammonia anymore? Every test i did to try and use it in place of water ended the same way, aka a huge crater.
-Is there a advantage of adding more "floors' to the reactor? A 9x2x9 reactor seem to reach the same temperature as a 9x4x9 one, so i'm curious if there is a use for making it taller.
-How many Heat Exchangers i can hook to one HTG? By what i could test, it seems to be only able to handle 1 HE hooked to 1 turbine, is that right or did i mess something?
-Is it intentional that you can't use ammonia anymore? Every test i did to try and use it in place of water ended the same way, aka a huge crater.
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More steam production.
That depends on the HTG design.
I have no changed ammonia physics; if you exceed 450C, it autoignites and explodes.
I can fix this.I really like how in the newest version (V20f) lava Placed next to an heat exchanger turns into stone and also they exlode when there is lava next to them when they are working (above 100°C )
@Reika It would be perfect if fires (like on netherrack) would be destroyed when they are next to the Heat exchanger because with fire under them instead of lava my OP build still works
But because of other fixes the Turbine can "JUST" produce 0.8 GW of power
The setup i'm trying to make is just a basic 9x2x9 like the one bellow:
How many Heat Exchangers could i possible hook to that? And how many boilers per HE i can connect?
Maybe i should make it taller or alter the design?
How many Heat Exchangers could i possible hook to that? And how many boilers per HE i can connect?
Maybe i should make it taller or alter the design?
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figures this could be here instead of starting a new topic as its well fitted to the reactorcraft reactors, anyhow enought jabbering.
Iam currently building a larger reactor and turbine complex for mine and a friends base on our server and while most of the reactors and behind the scene logistics are mostly done iv run into a bit of a snag, my problem is the following, when building a centeralized control rooms to manage the complex iv been trying to make a valve or shutoff for the steampipes useing different block breakers and placers and while most breakers can deal with the pipes i cant seme to get that part to work (been trying engineers toolbox, MFR and openblocks sofar)
The reason for this is a semi automatic PLC setup to route steam between a number of turbines and a overflow stack to prevent waste of my amonia for when the turbines aint or cant run.
So essentialy in my massivly roundabout way iam asking if anyone have come up with a decent way of routeing the steam in the form of a valve or if iv missed and inherent function in Rotary/Reactor/Electri Craft
Iam currently building a larger reactor and turbine complex for mine and a friends base on our server and while most of the reactors and behind the scene logistics are mostly done iv run into a bit of a snag, my problem is the following, when building a centeralized control rooms to manage the complex iv been trying to make a valve or shutoff for the steampipes useing different block breakers and placers and while most breakers can deal with the pipes i cant seme to get that part to work (been trying engineers toolbox, MFR and openblocks sofar)
The reason for this is a semi automatic PLC setup to route steam between a number of turbines and a overflow stack to prevent waste of my amonia for when the turbines aint or cant run.
So essentialy in my massivly roundabout way iam asking if anyone have come up with a decent way of routeing the steam in the form of a valve or if iv missed and inherent function in Rotary/Reactor/Electri Craft
The steam grates can be turned on/off via a redstone signal, at least in v21.
If you're breaking the steam pipe, I remember Reika mentioning that you'll lose a large amount of steam you already produced if you're producing more than you're using due to the near-infinite storage of the pipes.
If you're breaking the steam pipe, I remember Reika mentioning that you'll lose a large amount of steam you already produced if you're producing more than you're using due to the near-infinite storage of the pipes.
Do you know if the pipes eventually blow up if they're not released? Or does excess steam (you said "near" infinite) theoretically just get lost?
@Reika mentioned at one point that he might look into the feasibility of letting us gauge the pressure of a steam line. If that happens I wouldn't be surprised if we see stricter pressure limits imposed on the lines.
I for one would kill for this ability: I never know how much steam I'm producing and whether its enough to justify another turbine.
I haven't had the steam pipes explode, so I don't think they can. I build reactors on a test world before I build it on survival just to make sure there are no.. unfortunate accidents, and that has not been a source of the pretty catastrophic failures I've made learning how to make reactors. Hint: Make sure your water source for steam boilers is chunkloaded...
I agree that it'd be great to see how much steam I'm actually producing. I bet some of the reactors I've made produce way more than I'm using. One of my first reactors would run for about 2 hours after the fuel was spent just on the backed up steam.
I agree that it'd be great to see how much steam I'm actually producing. I bet some of the reactors I've made produce way more than I'm using. One of my first reactors would run for about 2 hours after the fuel was spent just on the backed up steam.
Do you have any pics/more details about this setup? I tried to replicate it - been learning rotary/reactorcraft the past few days. I have a 3x3 grid of fuel cores, with 1 layer of boilers on the sides like you describe. I finally got the turbine working, it's going through an 8:1 gear to a power shaft bus controller/line of buses to 16 rotational dynamos. In early tests without anything connected I saw it hit 450MW, but that wasn't common. It mostly hovered around 300MW. With everything connected it mainly jumps between 50MW and 300MW. Some of the boilers hover around 97 degrees and steam starts/stops in spurts.
I'm trying to find what might be different with yours... I'd settle for 450MW constant, hitting 920MW would be excellent.
Are you in a colder biome, viveleroi? I think I noticed that on a "beach" my reactor was 10C cooler than on a plains, and my reactors tend to just barely crack 100C required to make steam.
Important: if you don't clean up your steam blocks with condensers, it can really affect your cpu performance which impacts the game and your output. Make sure you're condensing 100% steam as close above the turbine as you can.
Lastly, fwiw, you can get by with 7 reactor cores easily, if you use Neutron Reflectors in a ring outside of your boilers. Reflectors are expensive in steel but greatly increase the number of chain reactions you get. I get the 920MW from my reactor design below:
C - Core
B - Boiler
R - Reflector
___RR____
___BB____
_RBCCBR__
_RBCCCBR_
_RBCCBR__
___BB____
___RR____
I suspect you could get by with a 6-core reactor easily in a desert.
wonder if i missed it but what about this build instead?
C - Core
B - Boiler
R - Reflector
T - Control Rod
___RRR___
__RBBBR__
_RBCCCBR_
_RBCTCBR_
_RBCCCBR_
__RBBBR__
___RRR___
C - Core
B - Boiler
R - Reflector
T - Control Rod
___RRR___
__RBBBR__
_RBCCCBR_
_RBCTCBR_
_RBCCCBR_
__RBBBR__
___RRR___
That control rod wouldn't stop the reactor if inserted. In fact, it would only affect the 4 cores it is touching. They would still receive neutrons from the additional cores and reflectors. The best usage of control rods is in between all cores to stop neutron interaction as much as possible.
However, if your reactor boilers hover just above 100 C and you insert the rod, you might be able to drop it below 100 C to cut steam output.
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However, if your reactor boilers hover just above 100 C and you insert the rod, you might be able to drop it below 100 C to cut steam output.
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So Reika has basically given me the info I need to attempt to make a HTGR with ammonia steam production. Gonna get started on that ASAP. Once I have a working build, I'll share with y'all.
As a reminder, guys, this is stupid. HTGR means High Temperature Gas Reactor. They're hot enough that the ammonia will explode if you use it in them. But a clever man I occasionally am, and I shall find a solution, and it involves Heat Exchangers as it turns out. It will likely be expensive and poorly designed, but elder evils as my witness, I shall make it work!
As a reminder, guys, this is stupid. HTGR means High Temperature Gas Reactor. They're hot enough that the ammonia will explode if you use it in them. But a clever man I occasionally am, and I shall find a solution, and it involves Heat Exchangers as it turns out. It will likely be expensive and poorly designed, but elder evils as my witness, I shall make it work!