Back Pressure Regulator
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| 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).
| Parameter Name | Data Type | Access | Value | Description | ||
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| Power | Boolean | Read
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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
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0 | 1 if device is in error state, otherwise 0 | ||
| 1 | Error | |||||
| Lock | Boolean | Read Write
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0 | Unlocked | Disable manual operation of the Back Pressure Regulator. | |
| 1 | Locked | |||||
| Setting | Integer | Read Write
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0.0 to 60795.0 | |||
| Maximum | Float | Read
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| Ratio | Float | Read
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0.0 to 1.0 | |||
| On | Boolean | Read Write
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0 | Off | The current state of the Back Pressure Regulator. | |
| 1 | On | |||||
| RequiredPower | Integer | Read
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| PrefabHash | Integer | Read
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| ReferenceId | Integer | Read
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| NameHash | Integer | Read
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