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===Waste Pipe Network=== | ===Waste Pipe Network=== | ||
| − | A connected gas [[Pipes|pipe]] network containing any desired [[Coolant]]. The Air Conditioner Unit will draw or expel heat from/to the coolant to adjust the input gas temperature to match the selected output temperature. | + | A connected gas [[Pipes|pipe]] network containing any desired [[Coolant]]. The Air Conditioner Unit will draw or expel heat from/to the coolant to adjust the input gas temperature to match the selected output temperature. |
| − | + | If the waste pipe network is below 100kPa pressure upon starting the Air Conditioning Unit, it will divert inputted gas from the output port to the waste port until the minimum 100kPa pressure threshold is met within the waste pipe network. | |
| − | + | NOTE: This no longer seems to be the case. A minimum waste pressure is also required before the aircon will run (unsure exactly, maybe > 100 kpa?) | |
| + | NOTE: This image is also out of date. An active vent is no longer required. Two passive vents or two pipe cowls will work just fine for example, saving the 100 W of power an active vent uses and other strangeness with pressurising the intake side of the pipe. | ||
[[File:Coolant Example.png|frameless|Example A/C Setup]] | [[File:Coolant Example.png|frameless|Example A/C Setup]] | ||
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==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
* It has a manual power switch. | * It has a manual power switch. | ||
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* It consumes 10W of [[Power]] per [[Tick]] when idle. | * It consumes 10W of [[Power]] per [[Tick]] when idle. | ||
* It consumes 350W of [[Power]] per [[Tick]] when active. | * It consumes 350W of [[Power]] per [[Tick]] when active. | ||
| − | * Basically, both speed and true efficiency is best at small temperature differences. For large temperature differences, more | + | * Basically, both speed and true efficiency is best at small temperature differences. For large temperature differences, more airco units need to be put in series. |
* It has a separate [[Power Port]] and [[Data Port]]. | * It has a separate [[Power Port]] and [[Data Port]]. | ||
* It has a touchpad that provides manual temperature control. | * It has a touchpad that provides manual temperature control. | ||
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* It has a pipe port (labelled "Output") for the gases that '''have been''' heated or cooled to the designated temperature. | * It has a pipe port (labelled "Output") for the gases that '''have been''' heated or cooled to the designated temperature. | ||
* It has a pipe port (labelled "Waste") for gases to or from which heat will be transferred to raise or lower the input gases' temperature. | * It has a pipe port (labelled "Waste") for gases to or from which heat will be transferred to raise or lower the input gases' temperature. | ||
| − | * Performance drops significantly if the temperature difference becomes too great. Chaining multiple systems, where each | + | * Performance drops significantly if the temperature difference becomes too great. Chaining multiple systems, where each airco cooling/heating the waste pipe of the previous, seems the best way to reach large temperature differences. |
* Efficiency changes the effective cooling or heating speed. If it is due to decreasing the volume per tick or J per tick, I do not know. | * Efficiency changes the effective cooling or heating speed. If it is due to decreasing the volume per tick or J per tick, I do not know. | ||
Efficiency is lost if: | Efficiency is lost if: | ||
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* Efficiency drop due to temperature difference between input and waste is not linear. From 0 difference, efficiency ramps down, after goes straight, and finally levels around T diff ~= 100 (asymptote?) reaching 0% efficiency beyond. Treating it linear anyway, roughly speaking, the efficiency drops 1% per unit temperature difference. | * Efficiency drop due to temperature difference between input and waste is not linear. From 0 difference, efficiency ramps down, after goes straight, and finally levels around T diff ~= 100 (asymptote?) reaching 0% efficiency beyond. Treating it linear anyway, roughly speaking, the efficiency drops 1% per unit temperature difference. | ||
* Efficiency drop due to temperature difference can be negative (>100%), if heat flow is in the working direction, but is low. | * Efficiency drop due to temperature difference can be negative (>100%), if heat flow is in the working direction, but is low. | ||
| − | + | Below, I do not know if is still true after the atmospherics update. | |
| − | + | * The amount of gas processed in each tick depends on 2 variables: input temperature and the number of input pipe segments | |
| − | + | ** The formula used appears to be: n x T x S x R = 10123 | |
| − | ** The formula used appears to be: n x T x R = 10123 | ||
*** n = the number of moles of gas processed | *** n = the number of moles of gas processed | ||
*** T = input pipe temperature | *** T = input pipe temperature | ||
| + | *** S = number of input pipe segments (this is an analog for input pipe volume) | ||
*** R = 8.3144 | *** R = 8.3144 | ||
* Once the amount of processed gas is known, the output temperature can be calculated | * Once the amount of processed gas is known, the output temperature can be calculated | ||