coal setup

[Zawedcvg]

i set up a coal generator like at bottom of the base. i want to deal with co2 because i feel like it will get overheated real quick. So do i put in algae terrarium or carbon skimmer or do smthing else. also is taming hatches for coal worth at the moment? (i m in cycle 17) Thanks in advance.

[fractalgem]

If you make sure to scoop up all your metal ore (cuase they will eat that too if you let them), you can probably get a decent amount of coal production just from hatches running around if you simply don't kill them.

Heat generation is a somewhat separate issue from co2 generation. Co2 scrubbing no longer destroys heat, from what I understand.

For the latter, I recommend an algae terrarium or two early on to double dip on oxygen production and co2 destruction. Be sure to put one or two deodorizers next to it to deal with the polluted oxgen (from polluted water)-extra oxygen!

A single coal generator won't usually produce enough heat to overheat itself. It MAY make things too hot for plants to grow, or make your duplicants uncomfortable.

Long term cooling pretty much needs to be done via steam turbines (which destroy heat) or locating a cold geyser of some sort.

[Zawedcvg]

i have located a cool steam vent. should i use it now for the coal gen or use it for like water instead?

[Bokonon]

Originally posted by Smart&wOrkinG@GOoGlE:

i have located a cool steam vent. should i use it now for the coal gen or use it for like water instead?

Cool steam is still very hot. Depending on the building it may be cool enough to keep it from overheating.

https://oni-db.com/details/generator

The coal generator produces 9 kDTU of heat which isn't much and if made from usual starting material has an overheat temp of 75C. Water has to be around 100C to even be steam so for this particular building steam is not beneficial and probably harmful.

[Zawedcvg]

but in that case why is that region in blue when in temperature overlay?

[Bokonon]

The region might be blue but the building itself shouldn't. This is what I'm talking about, the tempshift plates will help spread that heat out, the region will heat up quicker than without them.

[SKull]

Skimmer if you have plenty of oxygen, terrarium if you don't.

[fractalgem]

Originally posted by Smart&wOrkinG@GOoGlE:

i have located a cool steam vent. should i use it now for the coal gen or use it for like water instead?

Cold steam is still steam, and thus very hot. By cold geysers, I mean slush geysers, or a co2 geyser outputting at sub-zero temperatures.

Using steam to COOL things is something of an advanced technique-first you have to pull heat out of the thing you want to cool, then dump the heat into water/steam before sending the heat on to the steam turbine. As much of this process is extremely hot, your ability to fix things if you mess up will be...limited.

[Zawedcvg]

thanks for the help guys

[Bokonon]

Originally posted by Smart&wOrkinG@GOoGlE:

thanks for the help guys

:) Good luck and as always, have fun!!