Combustion Centrifuge
Kit (Combustion Centrifuge)
Combustion Centrifuge
Deconstruction Steps
| Step | Tool | Recovered Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hand Drill | Kit (Combustion Centrifuge) |
| 2 | Angle Grinder | 2x Steel Sheets |
| 3 | Wire Cutters | 1x Cable Coil |
"The Combustion Centrifuge is a gas powered version of the Centrifuge. If a Recycler or unbalanced Furnace outputs reagent mixture rather than the desired ingots, a centrifuge allows you to reclaim the raw ore. It also refines Dirty Ore produced from the Deep Miner and Dirty Ore produced from the Rocket Miner. A combustible fuel mix should be supplied to the gas input, and waste gasses should be vented from the output. The machine's RPMs must be controlled via the throttle and combustion limiter levers. If the Combustion Centrifuge gains, or loses, RPMs too fast it will experience stress, and eventually grind to a halt. Higher RPMs directly result in faster processing speeds. The throttle lever controls the amount of fuel being pulled into the machine, increasing the temperature inside the engine, and leading to an increase in RPM. The limiter lever influences the speed of the combustion, and how much uncombusted gas is in the exhaust. Ejecting ore from the Combustion Centrifuge while it is at high RPMs will result in additional stress build up. If turned off while not stressed, the machine will automatically start to brake, and reduce RPMs in a controlled manner." — Stationpedia
Description
The combustion centrifuge is a gas powered version of the Centrifuge. A combustible fuel mix should be supplied to the gas input, and waste gasses should be vented from the output. The machine's RPM's must be controlled via the throttle and combustion limiter levers. If the Combustion Centrifuge gains, or loses, RPMs too fast it will experience stress, and eventually grind to a halt. Higher RPMs directly result in faster processing speeds.
The throttle lever controls the amount of fuel being pulled into the machine, increasing the temperature inside the engine, and leading to an increase in RPM. The limiter lever influences the speed of combustion, and how much uncombusted gas is in the exhaust.
Ejecting ore from the Combustion Centrifuge while it is at high RPMs will result in additional stress build up. If turned off, while not stressed, the machine will automatically start to brake, and reduce RPMs in a controlled manner. The Combustion Centrifuge can hold 3000g processed ore in its internal storage, meaning it can run continuously for multiple hours before being emptied.
The Combustion Centrifuge has a socket for an IC10 chip, similar to the Atmospherics machine. It comes with two device ports, d0 and d1, for connecting to other devices. To change or set a device, use a screwdriver to cycle through devices found on the machine's data network.
Processing Speed
Using regular Fuel, the Combustion Centrifuge can reach a bit higher than 500 RPM, making it just over 5 times faster than the regular Centrifuge. The regular electric centrifuge will take about 20 seconds to process a single piece of Dirty Ore, while a Combustion Centrifuge at 520 RPM will take just 3.5 seconds. At full speed, the centrifuge will take in the realm of 3-5 hours to deplete a Smart Canister filled with fuel.
The speed of the Combustion Centrifuge can be boosted significantly by replacing the fuel mixture with a Superfuel mixture (N20 with Volatiles). Using a superfuel mixture can boost the centrifuge to ~1200 RPM, processing ore at more than double the speed. This comes at the cost of ease of use, as storing Superfuel mixtures and Nitrous Oxide itself is difficult, and starting up the centrifuge also becomes more complex.
Throttle
Every tick up to 0.01 moles of gas will be pulled in to the machine from the input pipe network. The Throttle parameter linearly controls how much gas to pull in, inputMoles = 0.01*Throttle/100. The Throttle value is rounded to the nearest multiple of 10 when set over the Data Network.
Combustion Limiter
On each tick the Combustion Centrifuge will manually combust up to 75% of the fuel mixture in its internal atmosphere. This happens on the remaining fuel after natural combustion takes place as described in Volatiles. The portion of fuel manually combusted each tick is clamp((Limiter/10)^2 * 0.0075, 0.001, 1). The Combustion Limiter value is rounded to the nearest multiple of 10 when set over the Data Network.
Data Network
| Parameter | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | Boolean | Read | Can be read to return if the Combustion Centrifuge is correctly powered or not, set via the power system, return 1 if powered and 0 if not |
| Open | Integer | Read/Write | 1 if device is open, otherwise 0 |
| Error | Boolean | Read | 1 if device is in error state, otherwise 0 |
| Pressure | Float | Read | The current pressure reading of the Combustion Centrifuge |
| Temperature | Integer | Read | The current temperature reading of the Combustion Centrifuge |
| Lock | Boolean | Read/Write | Disable manual operation of the Combustion Centrifuge. |
| Reagents | Integer | Read | Total number of reagents recorded by the Combustion Centrifuge. Max reagent capacity is 3000, at which time centrifuge will spin down and flash an error. IC/Logic required for automation, otherwise manual operation. |
| RatioOxygen | Float | Read | The ratio of Oxygen in device atmosphere |
| RatioCarbonDioxide | Float | Read | The ratio of Carbon Dioxide in device atmosphere |
| RatioNitrogen | Float | Read | The ratio of Nitrogen in device atmosphere |
| RatioPollutant | Float | Read | The ratio of Pollutant in device atmosphere |
| RatioVolatiles | Float | Read | The ratio of Volatiles in device atmosphere |
| RatioWater | Float | Read | The ratio of Water in device atmosphere |
| On | Boolean | Read/Write | The current state of the Combustion Centrifuge. |
| RequiredPower | Integer | Read | Idle operating power quantity, does not necessarily include extra demand power |
| ClearMemory | Integer | Read/Write | r=0 |
| ExportCount | Integer | Read | How many items exported since last ClearMemory |
| ImportCount | Integer | Read | How many items imported since last ClearMemory |
| TotalMoles | Float | Read | Returns the total moles of the Combustion Centrifuge |
| RatioNitrousOxide | Float | Read | The ratio of Nitrous Oxide in device atmosphere |
| PrefabHash | Integer | Read | The hash of the structure |
| Combustion | Boolean | Read | Assess if the atmosphere is on fire. Returns 1 if atmosphere is on fire, 0 if not. |
| PressureInput | Float | Read | The current pressure reading of the Combustion Centrifuge's Input Network |
| TemperatureInput | Float | Read | The current temperature reading of the Combustion Centrifuge's Input Network |
| RatioOxygenInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Oxygen in device's input network |
| RatioCarbonDioxideInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Carbon Dioxide in device's input network |
| RatioNitrogenInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Nitrogen in device's input network |
| RatioPollutantInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Pollutant in device's input network |
| RatioVolatilesInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Volatiles in device's input network |
| RatioWaterInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Water in device's input network |
| RatioNitrousOxideInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Nitrous Oxide in device's input network |
| TotalMolesInput | Float | Read | Returns the total moles of the Combustion Centrifuge's Input Network |
| PressureOutput | Float | Read | The current pressure reading of the Combustion Centrifuge's Output Network |
| TemperatureOutput | Float | Read | The current temperature reading of the Combustion Centrifuge's Output Network |
| RatioOxygenOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Oxygen in device's Output network |
| RatioCarbonDioxideOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Carbon Dioxide in device's Output network |
| RatioNitrogenOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Nitrogen in device's Output network |
| RatioPollutantOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Pollutant in device's Output network |
| RatioVolatilesOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Volatiles in device's Output network |
| RatioWaterOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Water in device's Output network |
| RatioNitrousOxideOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Nitrous Oxide in device's Output network |
| TotalMolesOutput | Float | Read | Returns the total moles of the Combustion Centrifuge's Output Network |
| CombustionInput | Boolean | Read | Assess if the atmosphere is on fire. Returns 1 if device's input network is on fire, 0 if not. |
| CombustionOutput | Boolean | Read | Assess if the atmosphere is on fire. Returns 1 if device's Output network is on fire, 0 if not. |
| CombustionLimiter | Integer | Read/Write | Retards the rate of combustion inside the machine (range: 0-100), with 0 being the slowest rate of combustion and 100 being the fastest |
| Throttle | Integer | Read/Write | Increases the rate at which the machine works (range: 0-100) |
| Rpm | Integer | Read | The number of revolutions per minute that the Combustion Centrifuge's spinning mechanism is doing |
| Stress | Integer | Read | Machines get stressed when working hard. When Stress reaches 100 the machine will automatically shut down |
| RatioLiquidNitrogen | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Nitrogen in device atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidNitrogenInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Nitrogen in device's input network |
| RatioLiquidNitrogenOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Nitrogen in device's Output network |
| RatioLiquidOxygen | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Oxygen in device's Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidOxygenInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Oxygen in device's Input Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidOxygenOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Oxygen in Combustion Centrifuge's Output Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidVolatiles | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Volatiles in device's Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidVolatilesInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Volatiles in device's Input Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidVolatilesOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Volatiles in Combustion Centrifuge's Output Atmosphere |
| RatioSteam | Float | Read | The ratio of Steam in device's Atmosphere |
| RatioSteamInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Steam in device's Input Atmosphere |
| RatioSteamOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Steam in Combustion Centrifuge's Output Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidCarbonDioxide | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Carbon Dioxide in device's Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidCarbonDioxideInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Carbon Dioxide in device's Input Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidCarbonDioxideOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Carbon Dioxide in Combustion Centrifuge's Output Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidPollutant | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Pollutant in device's Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidPollutantInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Pollutant in device's Input Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidPollutantOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Pollutant in Combustion Centrifuge's Output Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidNitrousOxide | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Nitrous Oxide in device's Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidNitrousOxideInput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Nitrous Oxide in device's Input Atmosphere |
| RatioLiquidNitrousOxideOutput | Float | Read | The ratio of Liquid Nitrous Oxide in Combustion Centrifuge's Output Atmosphere |
| ReferenceId | Integer | Read | Unique Reference Identifier for this object |
| RatioHydrogen | Float | Read | DEPRECATED |
| RatioLiquidHydrogen | Float | Read | DEPRECATED |
| RatioPollutedWater | Float | Read | The ratio of polluted water in device atmosphere |
| NameHash | Integer | Read | Provides the hash value for the name of the object as a 32 bit integer. |
| Slot Name | Type | Index |
|---|---|---|
| Import | None | 0 |
| Export | None | 1 |
| Programmable Chip | Programmable Chip | 2 |
| Connection Name | Index |
|---|---|
| Chute Input | 0 |
| Chute Output | 1 |
| Data | 2 |
| Power | 3 |
| Pipe Input | 4 |
| Pipe Input | 5 |