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* Heat pipes (also in reactors and heat exchangers) glow with high temperatures.}} | |||
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* Changed heat transfer mechanics, prior to this heat would flow better following the order of heat pipe placement}} | * Changed heat transfer mechanics, prior to this heat would flow better following the order of heat pipe placement}} |
Revision as of 23:47, 13 September 2019
Heat pipe |
The heat pipe can transport heat over longer distances and connect devices which produce and use heat. Currently this is limited to heat exchangers and nuclear reactors.
Heat pipes have a heat capacity of 1 MJ/°C. Thus, they can theoretically buffer 500 MJ of heat energy across their working range of 500°C to 1000°C, making them a space-efficient energy store. However, because temperature needs a drop of greater than 1 degree before it will "flow," you can't raise them all the way to 1000°C or drain them all the way to 500°C, so the practical energy capacity will depend on the layout.
As heat pipes rise in temperature, they will give off a very low-distance glow.
History
- 0.17.67:
- Heat pipes (also in reactors and heat exchangers) glow with high temperatures.
- 0.15.11:
- Changed heat transfer mechanics, prior to this heat would flow better following the order of heat pipe placement
- 0.15.0:
- Introduced
See also