Atmospheric Components Quick Reference
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This is a quick reference to the various components of a piped-fluid network.
Component | Kit | Inputs | Outputs | One-way? | Switched? | Compressor? | Volume | Max. Pressure | Max. Power | Primary Function |
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Pipe (various shapes) | Kit (Pipe), also craftable at Autolathe | 2-6 generic | No | No | No | 100 L | 60 MPa | - | Provide a pathway. | |
Pipe Label | Kit (Pipe Label) | clamp-on | - | - | - | - | - | - | Visually label pipes. | |
Pipe Valve | Kit (Pipe Valve) | 2 generic | No | Manual only | No | ? | ? | - | Open/close flow manually. | |
Pipe Digital Valve | Kit (Digital Valve) | 2 generic | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | 25W | Open/close flow using logic circuits. | |
Pipe Volume Pump | Kit (Volume Pump) | 1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes, adjustable | varies? | ? | 800W, varies | Pump fluid at adjustable rate. |
Pressure Regulator | Kit (Pressure Regulator) | 1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | 20 MPa5 | 100W | Achieve target pressure at output. |
Back Pressure Regulator | Kit (Pressure Regulator) | 1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | 20 MPa5 | 100W | Achieve target pressure at input. |
Pipe Meter | Kit (Pipe Meter) | clamp-on | - | - | - | - | - | - | Visually show pipe's pressure. | |
Pipe Analyzer | Kit (Pipe Analyzer) | clamp-on | - | - | - | - | - | 5W | Sense pipe's pressure, temperature, and composition, for visual display and logic circuits. | |
Pipe Gas Mixer | Kit (Gas Mixer) | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes1 | ? | ? | 100W | Mix fluids: Combine two input mixes into one output mix, at an adjustable ratio. |
Filtration | Kit (Atmospherics) | 1 | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | 5W | Sort fluids: Separate an input mix into a pure output and a "leftover" output. |
Electrolyzer | Kit (Atmospherics) | 1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | 1,400W | Create fuel: From input H2O, output mixed O2 and Volatiles. |
Air Conditioner | Kit (Atmospherics) | 1 | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | 7,000W, varies | Heat or cool a fluid: From input, split heat between right-temperature and wrong-temperature outputs. |
Wall Cooler | Kit (Wall Cooler) | 1 space | 1 | Yes, for heat2 | Yes, for heat2 | Yes, for heat2 | ? | ? | ? | Cool a space: Actively remove heat from a space into a pipe. |
Wall Heater | Kit (Wall Heater) | 1 space | - | - | - | - | - | 1010W | Heat a space: Convert electric power into heat. | |
Pipe Radiator | Kit (Pipe Radiator) | clamp-on | - | - | - | - | - | - | Heat/cool: Passively exchange heat between a pipe and a space. | |
Active Vent | Kit (Active Vent) | 1 generic, 1 space | Yes, reversable | Yes | Yes | ? | ?3 | 100W | Pump pressure between a space and a pipe. | |
Passive Vent | Kit (Passive Vent) | 1 generic, 1 space | No | No | No | - | - | - | Equalize pressure between a space and a pipe. | |
Gas Tank Storage | Kit (Canister Storage) | 1 generic | No | No | No | 64 L4 | 101 MPa4 | - | Small storage: Attach pipes to Gas Canisters (removable, inventory-portable fluid storage). | |
Tank Connector | Kit (Tank Connector) | 1 generic | No | No | No | 790 L4 | 10.1 MPa4 | - | Medium storage: Attach pipes to Portable Tanks (removable, draggable fluid storage), and also to Portable Air Scrubbers and Portable Air Conditioners. | |
Small Tank | Kit (Tank) | 1 generic | No | Logic only? | No | 6 kL | 60 MPa | - | Permanent, high-capacity fluid storage. | |
Large Tank | Kit (Tank) × 5 | 1 generic | No | Logic only? | No | 50 kL | 60 MPa | - | Permanent, super-capacity fluid storage. | |
Furnace | Kit (Furnace), craftable at Autolathe | 1 | 1 | Yes | No | No | 1 kL | ? | - | Smelt ores, but can also melt/sublimate Ices directly into a pipe. |
Advanced Furnace | Kit (Advanced Furnace), craftable at Electronics Printer Mk. II | 1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes, adjustable | 1 kL? | ? | ? | Smelt ores and sublimate Ices, with active, adjustable pumping on input and output. |
Kit: The item used to build the component. These are the names as they appear in fabrication lists, which does not always match the true name of the item. Except where noted, all of these items are manufactured with a Hydraulic Pipe Bender.
Input/Output: "Generic" connections are pipe fittings that are not explicitly for input or output. "Space" indicates an interface to fluids that are not contained in pipes (e.g., the atmosphere or the contents of a room). "Clamp-on" components have no fittings of their own; they clamp onto an existing Straight Pipe.
One-way: Does the component prevent fluid from flowing the wrong way, from output to input?
Switched: Does it prevent all flow when switched off or unpowered? Except where noted, switched components can be switched either manually or using logic circuits.
Compressor: Will it actively increase pressure in the output and decrease pressure in the input? If no, the component only allows pressure to change toward equilibrium between input and output, or it does not enable any pressure changes.
Max. Pressure: The component will begin to fail when pressure exceeds this. More precisely, this is the maximum difference in pressure between the component's internal volume and the surrounding space. Some components list "60 MPa" because attached pipes will fail, even if the true limit of the component itself is unknown. Even where a higher limit is known (e.g., canisters), this limitation still holds and places a practical maximum on most setups.
Note 1: While the Pipe Gas Mixer will actively compress from output to input, it will stop when either input is empty, to preserve the mix ratio.
Note 2: The Wall Cooler's one-way, switched, and "compressor" qualities apply only to the heat exchange. It does not directly affect the pressure or flow in its attached pipe.
Note 3: The Active Vent will fail at ? MPa. The pressure at which it will stop pumping is configurable through the data network and defaults to 0 Pa for Inward mode and 101 kPa (1 standard atmosphere) for Outward mode.
Note 4: These Volume and Max. Pressure ratings reflect the limits of the removable canisters and tanks. Note that the 101 MPa limit of a Gas Canister is considerably higher than the 60 MPa overall limit of a pipe network.
Note 5: These Pressure limits are what max can be set on the regulators. Regulators themselves have no inner atmosphere and thus no inner pressure that would break them.