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| − | Used to cool or warm the gasses within pipes | + | Used to cool or warm the gasses within pipes. |
It comes in 2 flavors, selected by moving the mouse wheel; | It comes in 2 flavors, selected by moving the mouse wheel; | ||
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Convection Radiators have a grill on one side of the pipe, which exchanges and balances the temperature of the gasses inside the pipe with the environment. As they do require an environment, they have no use in a vacuum, but still provide a more reliable, cheaper though slower alternative to [[Wall Cooler]]s when used inside a station (pressurized room or collection of rooms). | Convection Radiators have a grill on one side of the pipe, which exchanges and balances the temperature of the gasses inside the pipe with the environment. As they do require an environment, they have no use in a vacuum, but still provide a more reliable, cheaper though slower alternative to [[Wall Cooler]]s when used inside a station (pressurized room or collection of rooms). | ||
| − | Radiation Radiators add radiator sheets around the pipe, radiating the heat even into a vacuum. As they only radiate and don't capture, they can only be used to cool down the piped gasses and they do so at a much slower rate. This is the only viable method (apart from the [[ | + | Radiation Radiators add radiator sheets around the pipe, radiating the heat even into a vacuum. As they only radiate and don't capture, they can only be used to cool down the piped gasses and they do so at a much slower rate. This is the only viable method (apart from the [[Liquid Radiator|Liquid Radiator]]) of shedding excess heat without venting gasses or otherwise sacrificing resources. |
*In an atmosphere the radiators will convert energy based on their temperature and the atmosphere. | *In an atmosphere the radiators will convert energy based on their temperature and the atmosphere. | ||
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In layman's terms you can think of the radiator as a "valve for heat". It will allow heat (but no gases!) to be exchanged between the pipe it's attached to and the surrounding environment. This "valve" will work bidirectional (heat can flow in both directions). And heat will always flow from the hotter to the colder side. | In layman's terms you can think of the radiator as a "valve for heat". It will allow heat (but no gases!) to be exchanged between the pipe it's attached to and the surrounding environment. This "valve" will work bidirectional (heat can flow in both directions). And heat will always flow from the hotter to the colder side. | ||
| − | Pipes without radiators are actually capable to exchange heat with their surroundings the same way on their own. But a radiator will greatly accelerate how fast this exchange will happen. And the effect of multiple radiators on the same pipe system will be cumulative. So you can speed up the transfer even more by placing more than one radiator on the same pipe system. The "shape" of the pipe system is not relevant, though. So a straight pipe with a certain amount of radiators will have the same heat exchange than a pipe of equal length (same amount of pipe segments) and equal amount of radiators, that snakes around or forms any other imaginable shape | + | Pipes without radiators are actually capable to exchange heat with their surroundings the same way on their own. But a radiator will greatly accelerate how fast this exchange will happen. And the effect of multiple radiators on the same pipe system will be cumulative. So you can speed up the transfer even more by placing more than one radiator on the same pipe system. The "shape" of the pipe system is not relevant, though. So a straight pipe with a certain amount of radiators will have the same heat exchange than a pipe of equal length (same amount of pipe segments) and equal amount of radiators, that snakes around or forms any other imaginable shape. |
| − | Another factor that will influence how well (and how much) heat will be transferred between the pipe/radiator and | + | Another factor that will influence how well (and how much) heat will be transferred between the pipe/radiator and it's surroundings is the gas mixture inside both the pipe and it's surroundings. Gases differ in both the "speed" in which they can exchange heat and the "amount" of heat they can "absorb". Pollutants (X) for example are able to exchange heat very quickly, but the "amount" of heat they can absorb is limited. Water (H2O) on the other hand will exchange heat slower that pollutants will, but the "amount" of heat water can absorb is significantly larger. |
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