Ice Crusher

Kit (Ice Crusher)

Recipe
Created With	Hydraulic Pipe Bender
Cost	3g Iron Ingot, 1g Gold Ingot, 1g Copper Ingot

Ice Crusher

Operation
Power Usage	10W standby + 1.0kW crushing
Construction
Placed with	Kit (Ice Crusher)
Placed on	Small Grid
Stage 1
Next Stage Construction
Constructed with tool	Welding Torch
Constructed with item	1x Iron Sheets
Stage 2
Next Stage Construction
Constructed with item	2x Cable Coil

Overall Ice Crusher Cost/Requirements

Recipe
Created With	Hydraulic Pipe Bender, Autolathe
Cost	1g Gold Ingot, 2g Copper Ingot, 5g Iron Ingot

Description

This kit is used to crush ice into liquids and/or gases. The Ice Crusher has two outputs at the back. The top port can be connected to Pipes (yellow) and the lower port can be connected to Liquid Pipe (blue) to extract the products. The top pipe output is for Gas, and the lower pipe output is for Liquids. Different kinds of Ice can be crushed:

Ice (Water) produces liquid Water and Nitrogen gas (80% water, 20% nitrogen)

Ice (Oxite) produces Oxygen and Nitrogen gas (90% Oxygen, 10% nitrogen)

Ice (Volatiles) produces Hydrogen gas (100% Hydrogen)

Ice (Nitrice) produces Nitrogen and Nitrous_Oxide gas (90% Nitrogen, 10% Nitrous Oxide)

Refilling Water Bottles Early Game

The ice crusher can be used to get drinkable water early on, by connecting it to a Water Bottle Filler using Liquid Pipe and piping the Nitrogen out with a pump or an Active Vent to avoid blocking the ice crusher. Note however that if done inside, this could lead to pressure accumulating over time, which could be dangerous if not eventually upgraded to a more robust gas handling system.

Ice Crusher Front View (liquid pipe middle back, and gas pipe top.)

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).

Parameter Name	Data Type	Description
Activate	Boolean	1 to activate, otherwise 0
Lock	Boolean	One(1) is locked, where as zero(0) is not locked
Setting	Integer	Temperature of the output in degrees kelvin
On	Boolean	One(1) is On, where as zero(0) is off
ClearMemory	Boolean	when set to 1, clears counter memory, resets itself to 0 when actioned

Data Outputs

These are all parameters, that can be read with a Logic Reader or a Slot Reader. The outputs are listed in the order a Logic Reader's "VAR" setting cycles through them.

Output Name	Data Type	Description
Power	Boolean	One(1) is on, where as zero (0) is off
Error	1 if in error state
Activate	Boolean	One(1) is activated, means running.
Lock	Boolean	One(1) is locked, where as zero(0) is not locked
Setting	Integer	Temperature of the output in degrees kelvin
Maximum	Integer
Ratio	Integer
On	Boolean	One(1) is on, where as zero (0) is off
RequiredPower	Integer
ImportCount	Integer
Prefabhash	Integer	443849486
ReferenceId	Integer	Unique Reference identifier for this object
NameHash	Integer	The hash value for the name of the object

Notes

• It can be safely used in higher temperature environments if the ice is transferred instantly into the crusher from the mining belt.
• When using it for crushing Ice (Water), 20% Nitrogen gas is still produced, and care must be taken to avoid overpressurization over time.
• It is insulated, so only the built in heater and the addition of gases from melting ice can change its internal temperature.
• Must be kept turned on to release the liquids and/or gases it contains.
• Has an internal capacity of 200L.
• Will not explode from overpressure of its internal capacity, but will stop crushing ice and flash an error if its internal pressure exceeds 125 MPa. It will resume crushing once its internal pressure drops below approximately 121 MPa.
• Outputs gas at a maximum rate of 9.231 MPa per tick into a single pipe segment (exactly 20 MPa into 6 pipe segments every 13 ticks), stopping once its internal pressure equals the pressure of the output port. This drops its internal pressure by 0.4615 MPa per tick.
• Can generate gas from crushing ice substantially faster than its maximum gas output rate, at a rate of approximately 5 MPa to its internal capacity per tick spent crushing ice.
• Changing the 'Setting' Value (represented in degrees kelvin) with IC/Logic circuits can dramatically speed up crushing times. For example, I changed my volatiles crusher from the default value to 273k(ice crusher are capped at 0°C/273.5k) and was able to process a stack of 50 volatiles in only 5 seconds.
• Liquid output only exports water. Water is the only product that condenses inside the crusher. Products like Nitrous Oxide will be exported to the gas output, even if the temperature/pressure is sufficient for condensation.