Fluid system

Liquids are fluids or gases.

In v0.9 new liquids like crude oil or petroleum gas were added.

Types of Liquids

Besides the different usage, there is no physical difference between them. Every liquid has the same fluidity, needs the same energy to heat and so on.

• Liquids/Types

Piping

• Liquids/Piping
• Liquids/Machines
• Liquids/Pipe physics
• Liquids/Throughput

Using Water to Generate Power

You can use every type of liquid, but hot water is the obvious solution.

• Liquids/Hot
• Electricity/Generator
• Power Production

Oil Processing

• Liquids/Oil processing

History

The only liquid available in Factorio <0.9 was Water. See also Version0.9

See also

• Video about basics of liquids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlYN7C7iBmQ
• About the new pump: http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2317#p17318
• About usage of oil and how it is pumped: http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2301
• About chemical industry: http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2343#p17289
• About creating energy: http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2755&p=20280#p20265
• About splitting liquids equally: http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4823&p=47506#p47048
• About throughput in a pipe (and how to check it): http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6066