Steam - Ic2 Reactors vs Boilers
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DW20 actually ran into a problem with that setting. Not enough surface area to output steam fast enough for power compared to equivalent EU output by cable.
I forget what was mentioned, but I do not believe it has been given any efficiency fix yet. Will require some kind of addon block to the reactor just for steam gen.
I forget what was mentioned, but I do not believe it has been given any efficiency fix yet. Will require some kind of addon block to the reactor just for steam gen.
Celestialphoenix
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Liquiducts can carry a crazy amount of steam. (2x a golden pipe, in half the space). Even more when you make them suck.
But more to the point, the buildcraft (glass) tanks can except any liquid flow rate from adjacent objects- so you can build a tall one that physically touching your reactor and pump/duct steam out of there.
(railcraft tanks can only drain fluids from the bottom blocks, so you loose a fair bit of area, glass tanks work at any level)
But more to the point, the buildcraft (glass) tanks can except any liquid flow rate from adjacent objects- so you can build a tall one that physically touching your reactor and pump/duct steam out of there.
(railcraft tanks can only drain fluids from the bottom blocks, so you loose a fair bit of area, glass tanks work at any level)
Liquiducts have two modes. Passive and active/pump mode (active mode you wrench it to get the arrow and apply redstone power to it).
In passive mode they move about 80 steam a tick. For reference gold pipes move 40 steam per tick.
In passive mode you can combine it seems an unlimited number into one pipe. I have run all the steam off 36 HP boiler (720) by connecting 9 passive pipes to a side of the boiler and combine into one liquiduct down to the engines.
The active mode it seems to double the throughput,but doesn't combine into one pipe well. Example two independent active runs delivery 320 steam to a turbine (160 each duct), but i can't get them to combine into one input at the turbine (it may not accept that much through one block).
Edit -- tested it and it combines fine, it is on the turbine end. It will only accept 160 steam input in any given block, so you just have to split into two at the turbine.
320 steam to the turbine:
In passive mode they move about 80 steam a tick. For reference gold pipes move 40 steam per tick.
In passive mode you can combine it seems an unlimited number into one pipe. I have run all the steam off 36 HP boiler (720) by connecting 9 passive pipes to a side of the boiler and combine into one liquiduct down to the engines.
The active mode it seems to double the throughput,
Edit -- tested it and it combines fine, it is on the turbine end. It will only accept 160 steam input in any given block, so you just have to split into two at the turbine.
320 steam to the turbine:
Played around with it a bit using this setup. I was able to power 8 Industrial steam engines at full power. The boiler sounds like a better long term solution to buildcraft power after you've set up the proper support systems but this is great if you need power now and the boiler isn't ready to go.
Edit: Also the liquiducts are amazing.
Edit: Also the liquiducts are amazing.