Simple Gas Filtration System

A simple guide on how to filter gases that isn't a total pain.

Filtration

After wasting a bunch of time setting up a filtration system with multiple branching paths that all required venting before being able to switch what gas you were trying to put into a tank I came up with this:

It's simple and expandable for however many gases you want to filter out. You'll need a filtration machine (atomospheric kit) for each gas you want to store as well as a filter of that gas type and something to store it in (portable tank with connector, tank kit, tank storage/canister filler). You'll also want to have either a passive vent into space or another storage container for the leftover waste, as well as power.

Steps to create:

• Pipe in the gas you want to filter, can be any combination/amount of gases you want
  
• Place down a filtration machine for each of the gases you want to filter out, keeping at least two spaces between them for power/piping, put a single filter inside each of them
  
• Pipe the unfiltered input into the first filtration machine and then pipe the filtered output to whatever storage method you want, connect power
  
• Repeat the last step for every additional machine but instead of using the unfiltered input use the waste side of the filtration machine (side with the power switch)
  
• Pipe the waste side of the final filtration machine to a passive vent in space or store it for later

That's it!

There are a ton of ways to improve on the system, like by adding back pressure regulators that could keep the storage from overpressurizing by venting excess into the waste pipe, but this should be enough to get started and then you can customize it to be your own. Enjoy

[MacMAcMAc]

@Tasolth Noob here. Whats a better system than this for post phase changes patch?

[Tasolth]

This is a terrible design. You will end up with blown pipes in no time. This is even more dangerous now that there is phase change of gasses under pressure. This needs to be removed.

[Hellbound Johny]

The input, and waste outlets should bot be connected to a single pipe that connects to all. the filtered gas still goes to the tank, but each unit's unfiltered gas goes back to the same feed pipe. They can all pull the gasses they need, and you have way more pressure tolerance.

[Davetiger]

Yeah was just about to say the same thing it kept bursting pipes for no reason so now I use the intake and outflow on one big line and the filtered export to the tanks

[drzendoom]

I used to use this but it kept bursting my pipes, no I connect the input directly to the from the source to the inputs and waste outputs of all my filters and life is a lot easier, it did require me to add an extra filter but that is better than worrying about burst pipes.

[jarhead]

I would place most of this system outside to allow it to cool on its own.
The filters need an enclosed area because they need to hold in heat (makes them work better).
The setup for me is 2 vents in base, 2 pipes run from base to filter shed, filters inside of shed, storage tanks outside of shed (cooler air is easier to compress), waste vented to outside. This lets you have a full air recycling system and keep the base cooler at the same time while reducing future damage due to heat.

[Norseman]

I tried to use the Athmos kit set to filtration.
Installed a O2 filter in it.
Connected pipes to the storage tank base thing and screwed down a newly produced tank. Made sure I piped everything correct, and excess gasses went in to space. Used a Active vent, set to outwards and used Oxites.
I hooked up Active Vent and Filtration Unit with power.
During daylight as this was in open space. And let the Oxites melt in my hand.

Still, after 3x50 Oxites I did not get any O2 in the tank.

But when going to bed I was thinking. Do the Gas tank base also need power? I could not find any at the bottom, but maybe it has one on the top I did not see?

I'll guess I find the answer watching YouTube vids. But feel free to comment if you see something I missed ;)

[delerium76]

This is the system I learned off of and still use today.

[Wesir]

Zukuto, I was unaware that the filters heat the gases, I'd imagine this would still work and you could just stick the storage tanks out in space or add some radiators to the pipes to cool it down.

[Dracula, Obviously]

I see how this filters the gases but is there any way you could expand on this to show how to make use of the filtered gases? I'm confused on how you filter the oxygen into the atmosphere of the station without it being 1000 Celcius