Pressure Regulator

Pressure Regulator

Operation
Power Usage	100W
Prefab Hash	209854039
Prefab Name	StructurePressureRegulator
Construction
Placed with	Kit (Pressure Regulator)
Placed on	Small Grid
Stage 1
Deconstruction
Deconstructed with	Hand Drill
Item received	Kit (Pressure Regulator)

Description

Controlling the flow of gas between two pipe networks, pressure regulators shift gas until a set pressure on the outlet side is achieved, or the gas supply is exhausted. The back pressure regulator, by contrast, will only operate when pressure on the intake side exceeds the set value. With a max pressure of over 20,000kPa, it requires power to operate.
- Stationpedia

The standard Pressure Regulator is an active powered device for controlled transfer of substances between the two pipe networks. Pressure Regulator will use the gas from Input pipe network to pressurize the Output pipe network until a target pressure defined by the valve setting is reached or exceeded, or unless the input pipe runs dry. When being placed, hologram indicators will display the Input pipe arrow inward, the Output pipe arrow outward, and the power socket on its side. It has a pressure control valve, which defines the target pressure.

The most common use for a standard Pressure Regulator is to place one ahead of a Gas Tank Storage unit to safely fill the inserted Gas Canister or Gas Canister (Smart) with gas input without overpressurizing it. Similar principle can be used to maintain the desired pressure level in any pipe network or room.

The maximum pressure setting is 60795 kPa - a critical pressure limit for a pipe network before it begin to take damage.

To calculate the moles per tick, use the following equation: n = (P * V) / (R * T)

Where:

• P = Min(Input pressure, 101.325)
• V = (OutputPipeVolume / InputPipeVolume) * 100
• n = Moles per tick
• R = Gas constant (8.3144)
• T = Input temperature

Data Network Properties

These are all Data Network properties of this device.

Data Parameters

These are all parameters that can be written with a Logic Writer, Batch Writer, or Integrated Circuit (IC10), and can be read with a Logic Reader, Batch Reader, or Integrated Circuit (IC10).

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Parameter Name	Data Type	Access	Value	Description
Power	Boolean	Read	0	Unpowered	Can be read to return if the Pressure Regulator is correctly powered or not, set via the power system, return 1 if powered and 0 if not
			1	Powered
Error	Boolean	Read	0		1 if device is in error state, otherwise 0
			1	Error
Lock	Boolean	Read Write	0	Unlocked	Disable manual operation of the Pressure Regulator.
			1	Locked
Setting	Integer	Read Write	0.0 to 60795.0		A variable setting that can be read or written.
Maximum	Float	Read			Maximum setting of the Pressure Regulator
Ratio	Float	Read	0.0 to 1.0		Context specific value depending on device, 0 to 1 based ratio
On	Boolean	Read Write	0	Off	The current state of the Pressure Regulator.
			1	On
RequiredPower	Integer	Read			Idle operating power quantity, does not necessarily include extra demand power
PrefabHash	Integer	Read			The hash of the structure
ReferenceId	Integer	Read			Unique Reference Identifier for this object
NameHash	Integer	Read			Provides the hash value for the name of the object as a 32 bit integer.