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{{Structurebox
 
{{Structurebox
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| name             = Air Conditioner
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| name = Air Conditioner
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| image           = [[File:Atmospherics front.jpg]]
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| image = [[File:Atmospherics front.jpg]]
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| power_usage     = Up to 6005W based on temperature difference
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| prefab_hash = -2087593337
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| placed_with_item = [[Kit (Atmospherics)]]
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| prefab_name = StructureAirConditioner
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| placed_on_grid  = Small Grid
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| power_usage = 10W + 340W when active
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| decon_with_tool1 = [[Hand Drill]]
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| placed_on_grid = Small Grid
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| item_rec1        = [[Kit (Atmospherics)]]
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| decon_with_tool1 = [[Hand Drill]]
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| placed_with_item = [[Kit (Atmospherics)]]
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| item_rec1 = [[Kit (Atmospherics)]]
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| decon_with_tool2 = [[Wrench]]
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| const_with_item1 = 2 x [[Kit (Pipe)]]
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| decon_with_tool3 = [[Hand Drill]]
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| const_with_tool2 = [[Screwdriver]]
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| const_with_item2 = 2 x [[Cable Coil]]
 
}}
 
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==Purpose==
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==Description==
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An Air Conditioner is a powered Atmospheric processor used to lower and raise the temperature of gases passed through it. [[Guide (Air Conditioning)]] provides additional information regarding the function, construction, and operation of an Air Conditioner.
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Used to lower or raise the temperature of [[Gas]] in a [[Pipes|pipe]] network. It has a range of -270 through 999 Celsius for the temperature output. [[Guide (Air Conditioning)]] provides additional information regarding the function, construction, and operation of an Air Conditioner.
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==Usage==
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Once you have placed the Air Conditioner Unit in your desired location, there are 3 separate connections that will need to be made:
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# '''Input''' - The starting gas that is desired to be cooled or heated
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# '''Output''' - The exhausted gas after energy has been transferred to or from the [[Coolant]] in the waste pipe network
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# '''Waste''' -  Connection where energy is transferred to the [[Coolant]] in the pipe network
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===Cooling===
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The Air Conditioner will take the excess heat from the input gas and transfer it to the [[Coolant]] stored in the waste pipe network. Attached to the waste pipe network should be either [[Pipe Radiator|Pipe Radiators]] or [[Medium Radiator|Medium Radiators]] to either convect heat in a pressurized environment or radiate heat in a vacuum environment. Make the pipe network loop on back to the waste port after the radiators for slightly better efficiency.
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==== Cooling on Hot Planets ====
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Cooling down to room temperatures (<30°C) on hot planets can be challenging due to the significant temperature difference, which can lead to a decrease in efficiency.
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For better cooling results, set up multiple air conditioners in a series. Each air conditioner cools the waste of the previous one, until the last unit expels heat into the environment. This prevents efficiency drops due to high temperature differences.
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Use insulated pipes for the of the middle air conditioners for higher efficiency. As a rule, aim for one air conditioner per every 50°C difference in temperature. This keeps cooling effective on hot planets.
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On planet Vulcan, consider using high pressure and/or volume for the last pipe network to store cold from the night for the day. An extra room that you can open at night will also help improve efficiency.
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===Heating===
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Ensuring the temperature of the [[coolant]] is higher than the temperature of the gas you want attempting to heat will allow the Air Conditioner Unit to heat the gas being run through the input port. Attaching a [[Pipe Heater]] is a quick method of raising the temperature of the coolant in the waste pipe network.
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===Waste Pipe Network===
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A connected gas [[Pipes|pipe]] network containing any desired [[Coolant]]. The Air Conditioner Unit will draw or expel heat from/to the coolant to adjust the input gas temperature to match the selected output temperature.
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NOTE1: You must pressurize the waste pipe with a coolant gas before the unit will operate.
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NOTE2: This image is also out of date. An active vent is no longer required. Two passive vents or two pipe cowls will work just fine for example, saving the 100 W of power an active vent uses and other strangeness with pressurizing the intake side of the pipe.
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[[File:Coolant Example.png|frameless|Example A/C Setup]]
  
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==Characteristics==
 
==Characteristics==
 
* It has a manual power switch.
 
* It has a manual power switch.
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* It consumes 5W of [[Power]] per [[Tick]] when idle.
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* It has a door on the face of the unit that hides an IC chip slot and the two pins to connect two devices, via logic on the chip.
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* It consumes 10W of [[Power]] per [[Tick]] when idle.
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* It consumes 350W of [[Power]] per [[Tick]] when active.
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* Basically, both speed and true efficiency is best at small temperature differences. For large temperature differences, more aircon units need to be put in series.
 
* It has a separate [[Power Port]] and [[Data Port]].
 
* It has a separate [[Power Port]] and [[Data Port]].
 
* It has a touchpad that provides manual temperature control.
 
* It has a touchpad that provides manual temperature control.
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* It has a pipe port (labelled "Output") for the gases that '''have been''' heated or cooled to the designated temperature.
 
* It has a pipe port (labelled "Output") for the gases that '''have been''' heated or cooled to the designated temperature.
 
* It has a pipe port (labelled "Waste") for gases to or from which heat will be transferred to raise or lower the input gases' temperature.
 
* It has a pipe port (labelled "Waste") for gases to or from which heat will be transferred to raise or lower the input gases' temperature.
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* If the Waste pipe network is below 100kpa, input gases will be diverted to the Waste pipe network to raise its pressure.
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* Performance drops significantly if the temperature difference becomes too great. Chaining multiple systems, where each aircon cooling/heating the waste pipe of the previous, seems the best way to reach large temperature differences.
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* It can raise or lower gas temperature within a range from -200°C to 200°C.
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* Efficiency changes the effective cooling or heating speed. If it is due to decreasing the volume per tick or J per tick, I do not know.
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* It consumes from 300W to a maximum of 6005W of [[Power]] per [[Tick]] when active.
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Efficiency is lost if:
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* Power usage depends entirely on the temperature difference between the waste and input port
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* you want to cool and the waste temp is higher than the input temp (and vice versa)
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** When the waste pipe temperature reaches approximately 147.5% of the input pipe temperature, power usage reaches the maximum value
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* Input temperature is outside optimal working temperature from -50 to 100 C.
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** Power usage rises linearly with the waste-to-input temperature difference
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* input temperature at 400°C ~ 33% efficency
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** If the waste pipe to input pipe temperature difference exceeds the 147.5% value, then the A/C will continue cooling, but the cooling performance drops as the temperature difference increases
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* input temperature at 600°C ~ 10% efficency
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* Cooling effect does not depend on the power consumed:
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* input temperature at 1000°C ~ 0% efficiency
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** Each tick, the A/C unit takes a certain amount of gas (here called the "processed" gas) from the input pipe, attempts to cool it, and puts it in the output pipe
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* Efficiency drop due to temperature difference between input and waste is not linear. From 0 difference, efficiency ramps down, after goes straight, and finally levels around T diff ~= 100 (asymptote?) reaching 0% efficiency beyond. Treating it linear anyway, roughly speaking, the efficiency drops 1% per unit temperature difference.
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** The A/C unit can cool up to 6000J of heat energy per tick, even if the unit is only drawing 300W
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* Efficiency drop due to temperature difference can be negative (>100%), if heat flow is in the working direction, but is low.
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** If the processed gas can be cooled all the way down to the setpoint temperature for less than the 6000J limit, then the output temperature will be the setpoint value
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** Heat energy added to the waste pipe is the sum of the heat energy removed from the processed gas, plus 50% of the energy consumed in excess of the 300W minimum operating power
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NOTE: The information below was left in, in case its still useful. It may not apply to the AC unit in its current form, due to changes in the AC unit. Will require further testing.
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** The amount of cooling the unit is capable of decreases from 6000J as the waste temperature difference exceeds 147.5% of the input temperature.  If the difference is twice that (waste temperature 195% of input) then it will only cool 3000J per tick.
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* The amount of gas processed each tick depends on 2 variables: input temperature and the number of input pipe segments
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** The formula used appears to be: n x T x R = 10123
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** The formula used appears to be: n x T x S x R = 10123
 
 
*** n = the number of moles of gas processed
 
*** n = the number of moles of gas processed
 
*** T = input pipe temperature
 
*** T = input pipe temperature
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*** S = number of input pipe segments (this is an analog for input pipe volume)
 
 
*** R = 8.3144
 
*** R = 8.3144
 
* Once the amount of processed gas is known, the output temperature can be calculated
 
* Once the amount of processed gas is known, the output temperature can be calculated
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** (Assuming the waste pipe temperature is no more than 147.5% of the input temperature)
 
 
** T2 = T1 - 6000 / (n x H)
 
** T2 = T1 - 6000 / (n x H)
 
*** T2 = output processed gas temperature
 
*** T2 = output processed gas temperature
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*** n = number of moles of processed gas, see above
 
*** n = number of moles of processed gas, see above
 
*** H = heat capacity of the gas in J/(mol x K), i.e. for CO2 it's 28.2 J/mol*K
 
*** H = heat capacity of the gas in J/(mol x K), i.e. for CO2 it's 28.2 J/mol*K
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Since the amount of gas processed is inversely proportional to the number of pipe segments attached to the input of the A/C unit, if the unit won't cool down to the desired setpoint temperature, add more input pipe sections, which will "throttle" the input and allow less gas through.  This will allow the A/C unit to cool that gas down cooler and will lower the output temperature.  Note that passive vents attached to the pipe network count towards the pipe section count.
 
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The "traditional" way of connecting the A/C unit (with the input and output connected to base air and the waste connected to external air) is only efficient on cool planets such as Mars or Europa, where the outside temperature is less than the base temperature.  For hot planets such as Venus or Vulcan, the temperature difference between the input (base air) and waste (external air) will be very high and the power usage will be very high.  On these planets, it's more efficient to connect the waste and input to external air (so the power usage is limited to 300W), set the setpoint to -200C, and add enough pipe segments to the input that the output temperature drops close to the setpoint.  This ultra-cold gas can then be used as coolant to cool your base.  You can run it through pipes and use radiators or wall coolers to transfer the heat from your base into the coolant pipe.
 
  
 
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{{Data Network Header}}
 
{{Data Network Header}}
  
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{{Data Parameters}}
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{{Data Parameters|
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{{Data Parameters/row|Power|Boolean|w=0|Can be read to return if the Air Conditioner is correctly powered or not, set via the power system, return 1 if powered and 0 if not|multiple=2|0|Unpowered|1|Powered}}
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{| class="wikitable"
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{{Data Parameters/row|Open|Integer|Returns whether the Air Conditioner's IC Slot cover is open or closed.|multiple=2|0|Closed|1|Open}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|Mode|Integer|The mode of the Air Conditioner.|multiple=2|0|Idle|1|Active}}
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! Parameter Name !! Data Type !! Description
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{{Data Parameters/row|Error|Boolean|w=0|1 if device is in error state, otherwise 0|multiple=2|0|<p></p>|1|Error}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|Lock|Boolean|Disable manual operation of the Air Conditioner.|multiple=2|0|Unlocked|1|Locked}}
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| Open || Boolean || Opens the front IC Slot cover when set to 1. CLoses when set to 0.
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{{Data Parameters/row|Setting|Integer|Target temperature setpoint in kelvin (K).}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|Maximum|Float|w=0|Maximum temperature in kelvin (K)}}
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| Mode || Integer || Activates the Air Conditioner when set to 1. Idles it when set to 0.
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{{Data Parameters/row|Ratio|Float|w=0|Context specific value depending on device, 0 to 1 based ratio|0.0 to 1.0}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|On|Boolean|The current state of the Air Conditioner.|multiple=2|0|Off|1|On}}
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| Lock || Boolean || Locks the Air Conditioner when set to 1. Unlocks it when set to 0.
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{{Data Parameters/row|RequiredPower|Integer|w=0|Idle operating power quantity, does not necessarily include extra demand power}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|PrefabHash|Integer|w=0|The hash of the structure}}
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| On || Boolean || Powers on the Air Conditioner on when set to 1. Powers off when set to 0.
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{{Data Parameters/row|PressureInput|Float|w=0|The current pressure reading of the Air Conditioner's input}}
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|}
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{{Data Parameters/row|TemperatureInput|Float|w=0|The current temperature reading of the Air Conditioner's input}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioOxygenInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Oxygen]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Outputs}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioCarbonDioxideInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Carbon Dioxide]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioNitrogenInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrogen]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{| class="wikitable"
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioPollutantInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Pollutant]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioVolatilesInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Volatiles]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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! Output Name !! Data Type !! Description
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioWaterInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Water]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioNitrousOxideInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrous Oxide]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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| Power || Boolean || Returns whether the Air Conditioner is turned on and receives power. (0 for no, 1 for yes)
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{{Data Parameters/row|TotalMolesInput|Float|w=0|Returns the total moles of the Air Conditioner's input}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|PressureOutput|Float|w=0|The current pressure reading of the Air Conditioner's output}}
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| Open || Boolean || Returns whether the Air Conditioner's IC Slot cover is open or closed. (0 for closed, 1 for open)
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{{Data Parameters/row|TemperatureOutput|Float|w=0|The current temperature reading of the Air Conditioner's output}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioOxygenOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Oxygen]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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| Mode || Integer || Returns whether the Air Conditioner is active or idle. (0 for no, 1 for yes)
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioCarbonDioxideOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Carbon Dioxide]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioNitrogenOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrogen]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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| Error || Boolean || Returns whether the Air Conditioner is flashing an error. (0 for no, 1 for yes)
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioPollutantOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Pollutant]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioVolatilesOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Volatiles]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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| Lock || Boolean || Returns whether the Air Conditioner is locked. (0 for no, 1 for yes)
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioWaterOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Water]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioNitrousOxideOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrous Oxide]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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| On || Boolean || Returns whether the Air Conditioner is turned on. (0 for no, 1 for yes)
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{{Data Parameters/row|TotalMolesOutput|Float|w=0|Returns the total moles of the Air Conditioner's output}}
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|-
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{{Data Parameters/row|PressureOutput2|Float|w=0|The current pressure reading of the Air Conditioner's waste output}}
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| RequiredPower || Integer || Returns the current amount of power in Watts required by the Air Conditioner.
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{{Data Parameters/row|TemperatureOutput2|Float|w=0|The current temperature reading of the Air Conditioner's waste output}}
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|}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioOxygenOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Oxygen]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioCarbonDioxideOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Carbon Dioxide]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioNitrogenOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrogen]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioPollutantOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Pollutant]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioVolatilesOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Volatiles]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioWaterOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Water]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioNitrousOxideOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrous Oxide]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|TotalMolesOutput2|Integer|w=0|Returns the total moles of the Air Conditioner's waste output}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|CombustionInput|Boolean|w=0|Assess if the atmosphere is on fire. Returns 1 if Air Conditioner's input is on fire, 0 if not.|0 or 1}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|CombustionOutput|Boolean|w=0|Assess if the atmosphere is on fire. Returns 1 if Air Conditioner's output is on fire, 0 if not.|0 or 1}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|CombustionOutput2|Boolean|w=0|Assess if the atmosphere is on fire. Returns 1 if Air Conditioner's waste output is on fire, 0 if not.|0 or 1}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|OperationalTemperatureEfficiency|Float|w=0|How the input pipe's temperature effects the machines efficiency}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|TemperatureDifferentialEfficiency|Float|w=0|How the difference between the input pipe and waste pipe temperatures effect the machines efficiency}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|PressureEfficiency|Float|w=0|How the pressure of the input pipe and waste pipe effect the machines efficiency}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidNitrogenInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrogen#Liquid|Liquid Nitrogen]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidNitrogenOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrogen#Liquid|Liquid Nitrogen]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidNitrogenOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrogen#Liquid|Liquid Nitrogen]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidOxygenInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Oxygen#Liquid|Liquid Oxygen]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidOxygenOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Oxygen#Liquid|Liquid Oxygen]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidOxygenOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Oxygen#Liquid|Liquid Oxygen]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidVolatilesInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Volatiles#Liquid|Liquid Volatiles]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidVolatilesOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Volatiles#Liquid|Liquid Volatiles]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidVolatilesOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Volatiles#Liquid|Liquid Volatiles]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioSteamInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Steam]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioSteamOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Steam]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioSteamOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Steam]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidCarbonDioxideInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Carbon Dioxide#Liquid|Liquid Carbon Dioxide]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidCarbonDioxideOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Carbon Dioxide#Liquid|Liquid Carbon Dioxide]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidCarbonDioxideOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Carbon Dioxide#Liquid|Liquid Carbon Dioxide]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidPollutantInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Pollutant#Liquid|Liquid Pollutant]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidPollutantOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Pollutant#Liquid|Liquid Pollutant]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidPollutantOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Pollutant#Liquid|Liquid Pollutant]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidNitrousOxideInput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrous Oxide#Liquid|Liquid Nitrous Oxide]] in Air Conditioner's input|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidNitrousOxideOutput|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrous Oxide#Liquid|Liquid Nitrous Oxide]] in Air Conditioner's output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|RatioLiquidNitrousOxideOutput2|Float|w=0|The ratio of [[Nitrous Oxide#Liquid|Liquid Nitrous Oxide]] in Air Conditioner's waste output|0.0 to 1.0}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|ReferenceId|Integer|w=0|Unique Reference Identifier for this object}}
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{{Data Parameters/row|NameHash|Integer|w=0|Provides the hash value for the name of the object as a 32 bit integer.}}
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* [[Kit (Portable Air Conditioner) Portable Air Conditioner|Portable Air Conditioner]]
 
* [[Kit (Portable Air Conditioner) Portable Air Conditioner|Portable Air Conditioner]]
 
* [[Kit (Radiator) Radiator|Radiator]]
 
* [[Kit (Radiator) Radiator|Radiator]]
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* [[Kit (Wall Cooler) Wall Cooler|Wall Cooler]]
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* [[Kit (Wall Cooler)|Wall Cooler]]
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* [[Kit (Wall Heater) Wall Heater|Wall Heater]]
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* [[Kit (Wall Heater)|Wall Heater]]
 
* [https://youtu.be/q6639FX__c4 Stationeers Experiment - Air Conditioner]
 
* [https://youtu.be/q6639FX__c4 Stationeers Experiment - Air Conditioner]
 
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Latest revision as of 05:58, 20 May 2024


Air Conditioner
Atmospherics front.jpg
Operation
Power Usage 10W + 340W when active
Prefab Hash -2087593337
Prefab Name StructureAirConditioner
Construction
Placed with Kit (Atmospherics)
Placed on Small Grid
Stage 1
Next Stage Construction
Constructed with item 2 x Kit (Pipe)
Deconstruction
Deconstructed with Hand Drill
Item received Kit (Atmospherics)
Stage 2
Next Stage Construction
Constructed with tool Screwdriver
Constructed with item 2 x Cable Coil
Deconstruction
Deconstructed with Wrench
Stage 3
Deconstruction
Deconstructed with Hand Drill


Description[edit]

Used to lower or raise the temperature of Gas in a pipe network. It has a range of -270 through 999 Celsius for the temperature output. Guide (Air Conditioning) provides additional information regarding the function, construction, and operation of an Air Conditioner.

Usage[edit]

Once you have placed the Air Conditioner Unit in your desired location, there are 3 separate connections that will need to be made:

  1. Input - The starting gas that is desired to be cooled or heated
  2. Output - The exhausted gas after energy has been transferred to or from the Coolant in the waste pipe network
  3. Waste - Connection where energy is transferred to the Coolant in the pipe network

Cooling[edit]

The Air Conditioner will take the excess heat from the input gas and transfer it to the Coolant stored in the waste pipe network. Attached to the waste pipe network should be either Pipe Radiators or Medium Radiators to either convect heat in a pressurized environment or radiate heat in a vacuum environment. Make the pipe network loop on back to the waste port after the radiators for slightly better efficiency.

Cooling on Hot Planets[edit]

Cooling down to room temperatures (<30°C) on hot planets can be challenging due to the significant temperature difference, which can lead to a decrease in efficiency.

For better cooling results, set up multiple air conditioners in a series. Each air conditioner cools the waste of the previous one, until the last unit expels heat into the environment. This prevents efficiency drops due to high temperature differences.

Use insulated pipes for the of the middle air conditioners for higher efficiency. As a rule, aim for one air conditioner per every 50°C difference in temperature. This keeps cooling effective on hot planets.

On planet Vulcan, consider using high pressure and/or volume for the last pipe network to store cold from the night for the day. An extra room that you can open at night will also help improve efficiency.

Heating[edit]

Ensuring the temperature of the coolant is higher than the temperature of the gas you want attempting to heat will allow the Air Conditioner Unit to heat the gas being run through the input port. Attaching a Pipe Heater is a quick method of raising the temperature of the coolant in the waste pipe network.

Waste Pipe Network[edit]

A connected gas pipe network containing any desired Coolant. The Air Conditioner Unit will draw or expel heat from/to the coolant to adjust the input gas temperature to match the selected output temperature.

NOTE1: You must pressurize the waste pipe with a coolant gas before the unit will operate.

NOTE2: This image is also out of date. An active vent is no longer required. Two passive vents or two pipe cowls will work just fine for example, saving the 100 W of power an active vent uses and other strangeness with pressurizing the intake side of the pipe.

Example A/C Setup

Characteristics[edit]

  • It has a manual power switch.
  • It has a door on the face of the unit that hides an IC chip slot and the two pins to connect two devices, via logic on the chip.
  • It consumes 10W of Power per Tick when idle.
  • It consumes 350W of Power per Tick when active.
  • Basically, both speed and true efficiency is best at small temperature differences. For large temperature differences, more aircon units need to be put in series.
  • It has a separate Power Port and Data Port.
  • It has a touchpad that provides manual temperature control.
  • It has a pipe port (labelled "Input") for the gases that will be heated or cooled to the designated temperature.
  • It has a pipe port (labelled "Output") for the gases that have been heated or cooled to the designated temperature.
  • It has a pipe port (labelled "Waste") for gases to or from which heat will be transferred to raise or lower the input gases' temperature.
  • Performance drops significantly if the temperature difference becomes too great. Chaining multiple systems, where each aircon cooling/heating the waste pipe of the previous, seems the best way to reach large temperature differences.
  • Efficiency changes the effective cooling or heating speed. If it is due to decreasing the volume per tick or J per tick, I do not know.

Efficiency is lost if:

  • you want to cool and the waste temp is higher than the input temp (and vice versa)
  • Input temperature is outside optimal working temperature from -50 to 100 C.
  • input temperature at 400°C ~ 33% efficency
  • input temperature at 600°C ~ 10% efficency
  • input temperature at 1000°C ~ 0% efficiency
  • Efficiency drop due to temperature difference between input and waste is not linear. From 0 difference, efficiency ramps down, after goes straight, and finally levels around T diff ~= 100 (asymptote?) reaching 0% efficiency beyond. Treating it linear anyway, roughly speaking, the efficiency drops 1% per unit temperature difference.
  • Efficiency drop due to temperature difference can be negative (>100%), if heat flow is in the working direction, but is low.

NOTE: The information below was left in, in case its still useful. It may not apply to the AC unit in its current form, due to changes in the AC unit. Will require further testing.

    • The formula used appears to be: n x T x R = 10123
      • n = the number of moles of gas processed
      • T = input pipe temperature
      • R = 8.3144
  • Once the amount of processed gas is known, the output temperature can be calculated
    • T2 = T1 - 6000 / (n x H)
      • T2 = output processed gas temperature
      • T1 = input pipe temperature
      • n = number of moles of processed gas, see above
      • H = heat capacity of the gas in J/(mol x K), i.e. for CO2 it's 28.2 J/mol*K

User Interface[edit]

An Air Conditioner provides the following user interface:

Name Type Function
Temperature Display Displays the current output temperature setting
+ Touchkey Increase the current output temperature setting by 10°C and by 1°C with the Quantity Modifier key pressed.
- Touchkey Decrease the current output temperature setting by 10°C and by 1°C with the Quantity Modifier key pressed.
Start Touchkey Switches Air Conditioner between idle and active.
On/Off Switch Switches Air Conditioner between turned on or turned off.

Data Network Properties[edit]

These are all Data Network properties of this device.

Data Parameters[edit]

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).

Parameter Name Data Type Access Value Description
Power Boolean
Read
0 Unpowered Can be read to return if the Air Conditioner is correctly powered or not, set via the power system, return 1 if powered and 0 if not
1 Powered
Open Integer
Read Write
0 Closed Returns whether the Air Conditioner's IC Slot cover is open or closed.
1 Open
Mode Integer
Read Write
0 Idle The mode of the Air Conditioner.
1 Active
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 Air Conditioner.
1 Locked
Setting Integer
Read Write
Target temperature setpoint in kelvin (K).
Maximum Float
Read
Maximum temperature in kelvin (K)
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 Air Conditioner.
1 On
RequiredPower Integer
Read
Idle operating power quantity, does not necessarily include extra demand power
PrefabHash Integer
Read
The hash of the structure
PressureInput Float
Read
The current pressure reading of the Air Conditioner's input
TemperatureInput Float
Read
The current temperature reading of the Air Conditioner's input
RatioOxygenInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Oxygen in Air Conditioner's input
RatioCarbonDioxideInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Carbon Dioxide in Air Conditioner's input
RatioNitrogenInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Nitrogen in Air Conditioner's input
RatioPollutantInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Pollutant in Air Conditioner's input
RatioVolatilesInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Volatiles in Air Conditioner's input
RatioWaterInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Water in Air Conditioner's input
RatioNitrousOxideInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Nitrous Oxide in Air Conditioner's input
TotalMolesInput Float
Read
Returns the total moles of the Air Conditioner's input
PressureOutput Float
Read
The current pressure reading of the Air Conditioner's output
TemperatureOutput Float
Read
The current temperature reading of the Air Conditioner's output
RatioOxygenOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Oxygen in Air Conditioner's output
RatioCarbonDioxideOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Carbon Dioxide in Air Conditioner's output
RatioNitrogenOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Nitrogen in Air Conditioner's output
RatioPollutantOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Pollutant in Air Conditioner's output
RatioVolatilesOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Volatiles in Air Conditioner's output
RatioWaterOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Water in Air Conditioner's output
RatioNitrousOxideOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Nitrous Oxide in Air Conditioner's output
TotalMolesOutput Float
Read
Returns the total moles of the Air Conditioner's output
PressureOutput2 Float
Read
The current pressure reading of the Air Conditioner's waste output
TemperatureOutput2 Float
Read
The current temperature reading of the Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioOxygenOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Oxygen in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioCarbonDioxideOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Carbon Dioxide in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioNitrogenOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Nitrogen in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioPollutantOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Pollutant in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioVolatilesOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Volatiles in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioWaterOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Water in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioNitrousOxideOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Nitrous Oxide in Air Conditioner's waste output
TotalMolesOutput2 Integer
Read
Returns the total moles of the Air Conditioner's waste output
CombustionInput Boolean
Read
0 or 1 Assess if the atmosphere is on fire. Returns 1 if Air Conditioner's input is on fire, 0 if not.
CombustionOutput Boolean
Read
0 or 1 Assess if the atmosphere is on fire. Returns 1 if Air Conditioner's output is on fire, 0 if not.
CombustionOutput2 Boolean
Read
0 or 1 Assess if the atmosphere is on fire. Returns 1 if Air Conditioner's waste output is on fire, 0 if not.
OperationalTemperatureEfficiency Float
Read
How the input pipe's temperature effects the machines efficiency
TemperatureDifferentialEfficiency Float
Read
How the difference between the input pipe and waste pipe temperatures effect the machines efficiency
PressureEfficiency Float
Read
How the pressure of the input pipe and waste pipe effect the machines efficiency
RatioLiquidNitrogenInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Nitrogen in Air Conditioner's input
RatioLiquidNitrogenOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Nitrogen in Air Conditioner's output
RatioLiquidNitrogenOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Nitrogen in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioLiquidOxygenInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Oxygen in Air Conditioner's input
RatioLiquidOxygenOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Oxygen in Air Conditioner's output
RatioLiquidOxygenOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Oxygen in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioLiquidVolatilesInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Volatiles in Air Conditioner's input
RatioLiquidVolatilesOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Volatiles in Air Conditioner's output
RatioLiquidVolatilesOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Volatiles in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioSteamInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Steam in Air Conditioner's input
RatioSteamOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Steam in Air Conditioner's output
RatioSteamOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Steam in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioLiquidCarbonDioxideInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Carbon Dioxide in Air Conditioner's input
RatioLiquidCarbonDioxideOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Carbon Dioxide in Air Conditioner's output
RatioLiquidCarbonDioxideOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Carbon Dioxide in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioLiquidPollutantInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Pollutant in Air Conditioner's input
RatioLiquidPollutantOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Pollutant in Air Conditioner's output
RatioLiquidPollutantOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Pollutant in Air Conditioner's waste output
RatioLiquidNitrousOxideInput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Nitrous Oxide in Air Conditioner's input
RatioLiquidNitrousOxideOutput Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Nitrous Oxide in Air Conditioner's output
RatioLiquidNitrousOxideOutput2 Float
Read
0.0 to 1.0 The ratio of Liquid Nitrous Oxide in Air Conditioner's waste output
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.


See Also[edit]

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