Back Pressure Regulator

Back Pressure Regulator

File:StructureBackPressureRegulator.png
Operation
Power Usage	100W
Prefab Hash	-1149857558
Prefab Name	StructureBackPressureRegulator
Construction
Placed with	Kit (Pressure Regulator)
Placed on	Small Grid
Stage 1
Deconstruction
Deconstructed with	Hand Drill
Item received	Kit (Pressure Regulator)

Description

Unlike the Pressure Regulator, which closes when the input exceeds a given pressure, the back pressure regulator opens when input pressure reaches a given value.
- Stationpedia

The Back Pressure Regulator is an active powered device for controlled transfer of substances between the two pipe networks. The Back Pressure Regulator will only pass through gases when the pressure on its intake side exceeds the set value. In other words, it prevents the input network from exceeding the set pressure limit by diverting the excess into the output network. 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 Back Pressure Regulator is as a failsafe mechanism, that can prevent a given pipe network from being overpressurized by a temperate output of other devices, diverting the gas into an arbitrary waste network. Similarly, it can be used to control the pressure within a room, where pressure can fluctuate due to increase in temperature, or has an active gas input to circulate an appropriate atmosphere. However, its low flow rate makes it not suitable for being used as an emergency dump valve in its own right, where a logic-controlled Active Vent or Turbo Volume Pump (Gas) would be more appropriate.

The maximum pressure that can be set 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 = 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 Back 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 Back 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 Back 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 Back 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.