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=== Using diluted fuel ===
 
=== Using diluted fuel ===
[[File:Advanced-furnace-gas-mixing.png|thumb|gas mixing for 2H2+O2+dilutant]]
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Dirty fuel combusts at a lower temperature, the non-combustible gases also helps to increase the pressure. This can be very useful. Adding unreactive gases to a furnace on purpose means that the combustion temperature will be lower and the pressure higher, which helps when making certain alloys. An excess of either oxygen or volatiles will also count as unreactive since they don't take part in the combustion.
 
Dirty fuel combusts at a lower temperature, the non-combustible gases also helps to increase the pressure. This can be very useful. Adding unreactive gases to a furnace on purpose means that the combustion temperature will be lower and the pressure higher, which helps when making certain alloys. An excess of either oxygen or volatiles will also count as unreactive since they don't take part in the combustion.
  
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*P(after) = P(before) * T(after) * ( 1 + 5.7*min(ratio(O2), ratio(H2)*0.5) ) / T(before)
 
*P(after) = P(before) * T(after) * ( 1 + 5.7*min(ratio(O2), ratio(H2)*0.5) ) / T(before)
 
**this expression comes from two sets of PV=nRT, one after and one before combustion. The reaction formula say that for each mol consumed O2 we gain 6 mol gas (9-3), this creates a link between the equations, n(after) = n(before)*(1+min(ratio(O2), ratio(H2)*0.5)*6), then include the 0.95 efficiency as well
 
**this expression comes from two sets of PV=nRT, one after and one before combustion. The reaction formula say that for each mol consumed O2 we gain 6 mol gas (9-3), this creates a link between the equations, n(after) = n(before)*(1+min(ratio(O2), ratio(H2)*0.5)*6), then include the 0.95 efficiency as well
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=== Using Ice(Oxite) and Ice(Volatiles) ===
 
=== Using Ice(Oxite) and Ice(Volatiles) ===
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Observations
 
Observations
*the rate of cooling is temperature dependent, hotter cools faster  
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*the rate of cooling is temperature dependent, hotter cools faster (furnace temp - surrounding temp? how do vaccum behave?)
* Furnaces do not lose heat through conduction if in a vacuum.  This can be very useful for recipes that have tight temperature or pressure windows, although you will have to have an alternate mechanism to tweak the values if you overshoot (such as a valve leading to a pipe with a radiator out in the atmosphere, or a backpressure regulator).
 
 
*the rate of cooling is time dependent (game tick speed is once per 0.5 seconds)
 
*the rate of cooling is time dependent (game tick speed is once per 0.5 seconds)
 
*the rate of cooling is mol dependent (small amounts cool faster)
 
*the rate of cooling is mol dependent (small amounts cool faster)
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*Hold a tablet with an atmos cartridge in the right hand (so it can be read when the game is paused). Aim the tablet against the furnace and pause with ESC, double tap ESC to move the game forward one tick, record the temperatures.
 
*Hold a tablet with an atmos cartridge in the right hand (so it can be read when the game is paused). Aim the tablet against the furnace and pause with ESC, double tap ESC to move the game forward one tick, record the temperatures.
 
*Remember to record the ''total amount of moles'' as well
 
*Remember to record the ''total amount of moles'' as well
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=== Calculating how to reach a desired Temperature and Pressure on ignition ===
 
=== Calculating how to reach a desired Temperature and Pressure on ignition ===

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