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<p>Gweneph: Fixed energy calculations to account for using a tenth the water.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Languages}}{{:Infobox:Boiler}}<br /> <br /> The '''boiler''' uses [[fuel]] to convert [[water]] into [[steam]] at 165°C suitable for use in a [[steam engine]]. It has two water connectors on opposite ends and passes water through to adjacent equipment such as other boilers. The boiler features a single output for the steam it produces. It only consumes fuel as it creates steam. Boilers used in conjunction with [[offshore pump]]s and steam engines are a vital part of early [[power production|power generation]].<br /> <br /> For each unit of water, 10 units of steam are produced. Inserting one [[coal]] (4 MJ) into a boiler then using the resulting steam in a steam engine will supply 4 MJ of energy to an electrical system. It costs 300 kJ to heat 1 unit of water to into 10 steam at 165°C, so one boiler will produce 60 steam per second.<br /> <br /> [[Inserter]]s can insert fuel into boilers. However, using powered inserters to move fuel into a boiler can be problematic should fuel become unavailable: if no power is being produced, then powered inserters fueling a boiler cannot operate. Using at least one [[burner inserter]], which uses fuel and not electricity, ensures that at least one inserter is available to restart a single boiler. Inserters can also remove fuel from boilers, allowing inserters to move fuel down a chain of boilers.<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> {{History|2.0.7|<br /> * 1 Water will now produce 10 Steam in boilers/heat exchangers.}}<br /> <br /> {{history|0.15.10|<br /> * Steam became a separate resource, boilers now produce steam rather than high temperature water that is displayed as steam<br /> ** This distinction is meaningful for circuit network accounting of steam and the [[coal liquefaction]] recipe}}<br /> <br /> {{history|0.15.0|<br /> * New graphics.<br /> * Changed boiler dimensions to 3×2.<br /> * 'Steam' is produced on a separate connector rather than heating water passed through.<br /> ** At this time, steam is actually water that is renamed when over 100 degrees.<br /> * Significantly increased energy consumption/production.}}<br /> <br /> {{history|0.13.0|<br /> * New fire graphics for boilers.}}<br /> <br /> {{history|0.9.2|<br /> * Enabled the [[inserter]] to take [[fuel]] out of boilers.}}<br /> <br /> {{history|0.8.0|<br /> * Flickering light added to [[furnace]]s and boilers.}}<br /> <br /> {{history|0.6.1|<br /> * Boilers show their fuel inventory in the entity info.}}<br /> <br /> {{history|0.5.1|<br /> * Boilers are now fast-replaceable with pipes.<br /> * New boiler graphics.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{history|0.1.0|<br /> * Introduced}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Electric system]]<br /> * [[Fluid system]]<br /> <br /> {{ProductionNav}}<br /> {{C|Energy}}</div>

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