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There are two types of fuel, solid fuel and gas mixtures. The only solid fuel available in the game right now is Coal, coal can be used to fuel the [[Solid Fuel Generator]].
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| name        = Fuel
In order to use gasses for fuel you need a combustible gas combined with oxygen. The only flammable gas in the game is [[Volatiles]] (labeled as H<sub>2</sub>).
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| image        = [[File:Icon-fuel.png]]
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| heatCapacity = 20.86 Joule / mol
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| name        = Superfuel
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| image        = [[File:Icon-nitro.png]]
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| heatCapacity = 21.7 Joule / mol
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== Mixing Gaseous Fuel == <!--T:2-->
 
You can easily mix fuel by adding O2 and H2 to a pipe network in order to put it into canisters or pump into a furnace.
 
H2 can be attained by melting the [[Ice (Volatiles)]] that can be found in the world while O2 can be attained by melting the [[Ice (Oxite)]].
 
You can move gasses from the world atmosphere into a pipe network using a [[passive Vent]] or an [[Active Vent]].
 
Depending on the proportions of your gas mixture you will be able to attain a more or less efficient burn.
 
Be warned, though, that fuel mixtures will autoignite at 32°C.
 
Also, for any mixture to ignite (albeit inefficiently) it must have at least 5% Oxygen and 5% Hydrogen.
 
  
==Basic Canister Mixing Setup== <!--T:3-->
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== Description ==<!--T:1-->
===Parts required===
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There are two types of fuel, solid fuel and gas mixtures.
* In line pipe canister connector
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===Solid fuel===
* 2 [[Tank Connector]] platforms
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There are currently  only solid fuel available in the game [[Special:MyLanguage/Ore (Coal)|Coal]], and [[Charcoal|Charcoal]].  Both can be used to fuel the [[Solid Fuel Generator]].
* Pipes
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When burning coal and charcoal they produce the following gases.
* [[Pipe Gas Mixer]] valve
 
* Wires to connect gas mixer to power
 
  
===Setup=== <!--T:4-->
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{| class="wikitable"
# Place the 2 Gas connector platforms
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|-
# Connect the 2 gas connector platforms to the inputs of the gas mixer
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! Source !!Pollutant !!CO2
# Connect the gas mixer output to the canister connector
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|-
# Connect the gas mixer power input to power.
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|<div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:ItemCoalOre.png|link=Ore_(Coal)]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text">1</div></div> [[Ore_(Coal)|Coal]] || <div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-pollutant.png|link=Pollutant]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div>3 mol||  <div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-carbondioxide.png|link=Carbon_Dioxide]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div>10 mol
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|-
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| <div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:ItemCharcoal.png|link=Charcoal]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text">1</div></div> [[Charcoal|Charcoal]] ||<div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-pollutant.png|link=Pollutant]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div>3 mol || <div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-carbondioxide.png|link=Carbon_Dioxide]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div>3 mol
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|}
  
===Use=== <!--T:5-->
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===Gas Fuel===
# Put a large bottle or scrubber filled with O2 on one platform.
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In order to use gases for fuel you need a combustible gas combined with an oxidizer. The only flammable gas in the game is [[Volatiles]] (labeled as H<sub>2</sub>), the two oxygen sources are [[Oxygen]] (2:1 mix simply called fuel) and [[Nitrous Oxide]] (1:1 mix called superfuel or NOS).
# Put a large bottle or scrubber filled with H2/volatile on the other platform.
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# Use a wrench to connect both to their platforms.
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When using liquid fuel some heat energy produced will be spent to evaporate liquid fuel components.
# Set gas mixer to desired combination (34% O2 66% H2)
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{| class="wikitable"
# Turn on gas mixer
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# Place empty canister in inline connector.
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! colspan="1" rowspan="2"| Volatiles
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! colspan="1" rowspan="2"| Oxidizer
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! colspan="1" rowspan="2"| Fuel
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1"| Combustion products
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|-
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! Pollutants
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! Nitrogen
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! CO2
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|<div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-volatiles.png|link=Volatiles]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div> '''2 Volatiles''' ||  <div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-oxygen.png|link=Oxygen]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div> '''1 Oxygen'''||<div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-fuel.png|link=Fuel]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div>
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|<div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-pollutant.png|link=Pollutant]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div>'''3 Pollutants'''
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|<div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-carbondioxide.png|link=Carbon_Dioxide]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div>'''6 Carbon Dioxide'''
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| <div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-volatiles.png|link=Volatiles]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div> '''1 Volatile''' || <div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-nitrousoxide.png|link=Nitrous_Oxide]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"> </div></div>'''1 Nitrous Oxide''' |||<div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-nitro.png|link=Fuel]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div>
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|<div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-nitrogen.png|link=Nitrogen]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div>'''2 Nitrogen'''
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|<div class="stationeers-icon">[[File:Icon-carbondioxide.png|link=Carbon_Dioxide]] <div class="stationeers-icon-text"></div></div>'''2 Carbon Dioxide'''
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|}
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== Using Fuels ==
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=== Fuel Combustion ===
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Autoignition Temperature: 300℃<br>
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2 Volatiles + 1 O<sub>2</sub> -> 3 Pollutant + 6 CO<sub>2</sub> + 572kJ
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=== Superfuel Combustion ===
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Autoignition Temperature: 50℃<br>
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1 Volatiles + 1 N<sub>2</sub>O -> 2 N<sub>2</sub> + 2 CO<sub>2</sub> + 572kJ
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=== Fuel Combustion Using a H2 Combustor ===
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2 Volatiles + 1 O<sub>2</sub> -> 2 H<sub>2</sub>O + 429kJ
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Note that staying below autoignition temperature means condensation for Nitrous Oxide at more than about 1MPa pressure, making it hard to store the fuel mix in large quantities without liquid management. While this reaction releases the same amount of energy as the classic fuel combustion above, it does so using half the volatiles and heating waste gases with less thermal mass resulting in higher temperatures.
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== Collecting gases == <!--T:2-->
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Gases can be collected from a number for sources.  On some planets Oxygen may be collected directly from the atmosphere. This can be accomplished with an [[Active_Vent|active vent]], some [[Pipes|pipe]] and a [[Gas Tank Storage|gas tank storage]]. On other planets the oxygen will have to be filtered out from the other gases. A [[Filtration|filtration unit]] and a [[filter]] will be needed for this.  Some planets, however, have no atmosphere at all. In these cases the gases needed can be obtained by melting or crushing ices. This is by far the most common source for gases early in the game.
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A basic [[Ice Crusher]] setup will provide most of your gas collection and mixing needs.
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===Basic Ice Crusher Setup===
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====Parts required====
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* 1 x [[Ice Crusher]]
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* 5 x [[Pipes]]
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* 1 x [[Pipe_Volume_Pump|Volume Pump]]
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* 1 x [[Pressure Regulator]]
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Optional
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* 1 x [[Active Vent]]
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With this setup you can collect gases from ices to mix later. You can also pre-mix the gases by adding Volatile ice and Oxite at a 2:1 ratio. You can then load the pre-mixed fuel  in canisters in pre-measured amounts using the pressure regulator.
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====Setup====
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[[File:ICE_CRUSHER.png|thumb|Combination Ice Crusher, Gas collection, and Gas measuring station, Front View (Caution: Be sure to turn of the pressure regulator, and pump al the gas out of the crusher when mixing gases)]]
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# Place the ice crusher
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# Place a pipe facing to the right
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# Place a volume pump
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# Place a pipe tee facing left,right, and down.
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# Place a canister storage below the tee
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# Place a regulator to the right of the tee
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# Place a tee  facing left,right, and down, Or an elbow facing left and down.
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# Place a second canister storage below the tee or elbow.
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# (Optional) Place an active vent to the right of the last canister storage.
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====Usage====
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====Fuel mixing====
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# Place Volatile Ice and Oxites in the ice crusher at a 2:1 ratio. <br> &ensp; &emsp;'''*''' You can safely fit 8 Volatile to 4 Oxites in a canister. A Ratio of 10:5 will over fill a single canister <br> &ensp;&emsp;'''**''' Be sure to pump all the gases out of the crusher into a single canister, otherwise the mixture will fluxuate as the grinder processes and outs ices. <br> &ensp;&emsp;'''***''' Also be sure to turn off your regulator while you are collecting gases.<br>
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# Pump the gases to your storage containers. <br>
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# Set the regulator to the approximate pressure required to load the amount of fuel you need into the canister. <br>&ensp;&emsp;'''*''' You can check the exact amount in the canister using the tablet and the gas analyzer
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====Refiling oxygen tanks====
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# Purge the pipe network of any spurious gases from previous operations.
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# Crush Oxites in the the ice crusher
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# Pump the Oxites into a canister. <br>&ensp;&emsp;'''*'''A canister can hold approximately 12 Oxites.<br>&ensp;&emsp;'''*'''You will need to use a nitrogen filter in additon to your regular CO2 filter when breathing crushed Oxites.
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====Emptying Canisters====
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# Place any canisters you want to empty into the far left canister storage
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# Set the active vent to "outward" and turn it on.
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====Collecting Atmospheric Gases====
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# Place any canisters you want to fill in the far left slot.
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# Set the active vent to "Inwards" and turn it on. <br>&ensp;&emsp;'''*'''Be aware that the canister will fill very quickly, be careful not to over-pressurize the canister.
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== Mixing Fuel == <!--T:3-->
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You can easily mix fuel by adding O<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub> to a pipe network in order to put it into canisters or pump into a furnace.
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H<sub>2</sub> can be attained by melting the [[Ice (Volatiles)]] that can be found in some worlds while being part of the atmosphere of [[Worlds#Vulcan|Vulcan]]. O<sub>2</sub> can be attained by melting the [[Ice (Oxite)]] or again from some atmospheres. N<sub>2</sub>O is part of [[Ice (Nitrice)]] or can be created by the [[Nitrolyzer]].
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Depending on how exact the proportions of your gas mixture are you will end up with different end temperatures and pressures after ignition.
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===Basic Canister Mixing Setup=== <!--T:4-->
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====Parts required====
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* 2 x [[Portables Connector]]
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* 2 x [[Portable Gas Tank]]
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* 1 x [[Pipe Gas Mixer]]
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* 1 x [[Gas Tank Storage]]
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* ''n'' x [[Pipes]]
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* ''n'' x [[Cables]]
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* ''n'' x [[Gas Canister]]
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====Setup==== <!--T:5-->
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# Place both Portable Connectors
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# Connect both Portable Connectors to the the inputs of the Pipe Gas Mixer
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# Connect the Pipe Gas Mixer output to the Gas Tank Storage input
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# Connect the Pipe Gas Mixer power input to power source.
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====Use==== <!--T:6-->
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# Put first Portable Gas Tank or scrubber filled with O<sub>2</sub> on one Portables Connector.
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# Put second Portable Gas Tank or scrubber filled with H<sub>2</sub>/volatile on the other Portables Connector.
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# Use a wrench to connect both Portable Gas Tanks to their places.
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# Optional: for a perfect fuel mix, ensure the temperatures of both gases are exactly the same.
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# Set the Pipe Gas Mixer to desired combination (34% O<sub>2</sub> + 66% H<sub>2</sub>) Note: as the combination is a floating point number, you can also enter 0.333... or 0.666... with a labeler to get a more precise mix.
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# Turn on Pipe Gas Mixer
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# Place an empty Gas Canister in Gas Tank Storage.
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{{:Gases and Liquids/Menu}}
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[[Category:Gas]][[Category:Liquid]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:17, 28 August 2024

Fuel
Icon-fuel.png
Specific heat 20.86 Joule / mol
Superfuel
Icon-nitro.png
Specific heat 21.7 Joule / mol


Description[edit]

There are two types of fuel, solid fuel and gas mixtures.

Solid fuel[edit]

There are currently only solid fuel available in the game Coal, and Charcoal. Both can be used to fuel the Solid Fuel Generator. When burning coal and charcoal they produce the following gases.

Source Pollutant CO2
ItemCoalOre.png
1
Coal
Icon-pollutant.png
3 mol
Icon-carbondioxide.png
10 mol
ItemCharcoal.png
1
Charcoal
Icon-pollutant.png
3 mol
Icon-carbondioxide.png
3 mol

Gas Fuel[edit]

In order to use gases for fuel you need a combustible gas combined with an oxidizer. The only flammable gas in the game is Volatiles (labeled as H2), the two oxygen sources are Oxygen (2:1 mix simply called fuel) and Nitrous Oxide (1:1 mix called superfuel or NOS).

When using liquid fuel some heat energy produced will be spent to evaporate liquid fuel components.

Volatiles Oxidizer Fuel Combustion products
Pollutants Nitrogen CO2
Icon-volatiles.png
2 Volatiles
Icon-oxygen.png
1 Oxygen
Icon-fuel.png
Icon-pollutant.png
3 Pollutants
Icon-carbondioxide.png
6 Carbon Dioxide
Icon-volatiles.png
1 Volatile
Icon-nitrousoxide.png
1 Nitrous Oxide
Icon-nitro.png
Icon-nitrogen.png
2 Nitrogen
Icon-carbondioxide.png
2 Carbon Dioxide

Using Fuels[edit]

Fuel Combustion[edit]

Autoignition Temperature: 300℃
2 Volatiles + 1 O2 -> 3 Pollutant + 6 CO2 + 572kJ

Superfuel Combustion[edit]

Autoignition Temperature: 50℃
1 Volatiles + 1 N2O -> 2 N2 + 2 CO2 + 572kJ

Fuel Combustion Using a H2 Combustor[edit]

2 Volatiles + 1 O2 -> 2 H2O + 429kJ

Note that staying below autoignition temperature means condensation for Nitrous Oxide at more than about 1MPa pressure, making it hard to store the fuel mix in large quantities without liquid management. While this reaction releases the same amount of energy as the classic fuel combustion above, it does so using half the volatiles and heating waste gases with less thermal mass resulting in higher temperatures.

Collecting gases[edit]

Gases can be collected from a number for sources. On some planets Oxygen may be collected directly from the atmosphere. This can be accomplished with an active vent, some pipe and a gas tank storage. On other planets the oxygen will have to be filtered out from the other gases. A filtration unit and a filter will be needed for this. Some planets, however, have no atmosphere at all. In these cases the gases needed can be obtained by melting or crushing ices. This is by far the most common source for gases early in the game. A basic Ice Crusher setup will provide most of your gas collection and mixing needs.

Basic Ice Crusher Setup[edit]

Parts required[edit]

Optional

With this setup you can collect gases from ices to mix later. You can also pre-mix the gases by adding Volatile ice and Oxite at a 2:1 ratio. You can then load the pre-mixed fuel in canisters in pre-measured amounts using the pressure regulator.

Setup[edit]

Combination Ice Crusher, Gas collection, and Gas measuring station, Front View (Caution: Be sure to turn of the pressure regulator, and pump al the gas out of the crusher when mixing gases)
  1. Place the ice crusher
  2. Place a pipe facing to the right
  3. Place a volume pump
  4. Place a pipe tee facing left,right, and down.
  5. Place a canister storage below the tee
  6. Place a regulator to the right of the tee
  7. Place a tee facing left,right, and down, Or an elbow facing left and down.
  8. Place a second canister storage below the tee or elbow.
  9. (Optional) Place an active vent to the right of the last canister storage.

Usage[edit]

Fuel mixing[edit]

  1. Place Volatile Ice and Oxites in the ice crusher at a 2:1 ratio.
       * You can safely fit 8 Volatile to 4 Oxites in a canister. A Ratio of 10:5 will over fill a single canister
      ** Be sure to pump all the gases out of the crusher into a single canister, otherwise the mixture will fluxuate as the grinder processes and outs ices.
      *** Also be sure to turn off your regulator while you are collecting gases.
  2. Pump the gases to your storage containers.
  3. Set the regulator to the approximate pressure required to load the amount of fuel you need into the canister.
      * You can check the exact amount in the canister using the tablet and the gas analyzer

Refiling oxygen tanks[edit]

  1. Purge the pipe network of any spurious gases from previous operations.
  2. Crush Oxites in the the ice crusher
  3. Pump the Oxites into a canister.
      *A canister can hold approximately 12 Oxites.
      *You will need to use a nitrogen filter in additon to your regular CO2 filter when breathing crushed Oxites.

Emptying Canisters[edit]

  1. Place any canisters you want to empty into the far left canister storage
  2. Set the active vent to "outward" and turn it on.

Collecting Atmospheric Gases[edit]

  1. Place any canisters you want to fill in the far left slot.
  2. Set the active vent to "Inwards" and turn it on.
      *Be aware that the canister will fill very quickly, be careful not to over-pressurize the canister.

Mixing Fuel[edit]

You can easily mix fuel by adding O2 and H2 to a pipe network in order to put it into canisters or pump into a furnace.

H2 can be attained by melting the Ice (Volatiles) that can be found in some worlds while being part of the atmosphere of Vulcan. O2 can be attained by melting the Ice (Oxite) or again from some atmospheres. N2O is part of Ice (Nitrice) or can be created by the Nitrolyzer.

Depending on how exact the proportions of your gas mixture are you will end up with different end temperatures and pressures after ignition.

Basic Canister Mixing Setup[edit]

Parts required[edit]

Setup[edit]

  1. Place both Portable Connectors
  2. Connect both Portable Connectors to the the inputs of the Pipe Gas Mixer
  3. Connect the Pipe Gas Mixer output to the Gas Tank Storage input
  4. Connect the Pipe Gas Mixer power input to power source.

Use[edit]

  1. Put first Portable Gas Tank or scrubber filled with O2 on one Portables Connector.
  2. Put second Portable Gas Tank or scrubber filled with H2/volatile on the other Portables Connector.
  3. Use a wrench to connect both Portable Gas Tanks to their places.
  4. Optional: for a perfect fuel mix, ensure the temperatures of both gases are exactly the same.
  5. Set the Pipe Gas Mixer to desired combination (34% O2 + 66% H2) Note: as the combination is a floating point number, you can also enter 0.333... or 0.666... with a labeler to get a more precise mix.
  6. Turn on Pipe Gas Mixer
  7. Place an empty Gas Canister in Gas Tank Storage.
Gases and Liquids
Elements Compounds Mixtures Other

Oxygen Nitrogen Volatiles Pollutant

Carbon Dioxide Water Nitrous Oxide

Icon-fuel.pngFuel (66.6% H2 + 33.3% O2)
Icon-nitro.pngSuperfuel (50% H2 + 50% N2O)
Icon-air.pngAir (75% N2 + 25% O2)

Icon-atmosphere.png Atmosphere
Icon-coolant.png Coolant