Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Automated oil platform
19 Comments
AeryToast Aug 21 @ 6:28am 
Here is my working version, about 50-75% capacity just using electric furnaces:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3553194005
AeryToast Aug 21 @ 12:03am 
for the Well head, make sure to just put a constant on signal to anchor, otherwise you get that situation where it clips the terrain and breaks. Maybe slow the well head a little bit before it anchors at 2m so that it 're-aligns'?
AeryToast Aug 20 @ 10:25pm 
You can also let the fuel into the distillation towers when it reaches 400-500 instead of 300, or better yet, test the oil inside the chamber to make sure it is less than 0.1% of the total. (from the composite liquid meter)

The distillation towers also have gas in them too, so maybe add some venting pumps to prevent the superheated oil from suddenly becoming 220 Celcius when it's added
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 11:41am 
The generator and the same heating tank are built on this principle.
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 11:39am 
that is, if you pour something into it, nothing but uranium works
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 11:38am 
Electric furnace only work if the tank is initially full. If you pour something into it, only uranium can handle it.
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 11:23am 
You can see the condition of the oil rig well head on the viewing scope
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 11:20am 
because of this I usually had problems and because of the depth I have to manually increase it with 1 button
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 11:18am 
you need to press the repair button or the continue drilling button and everything should work the deeper you dig the slower the oil in the well will run out and don't forget to repair oil rig well head!
AeryToast Aug 20 @ 11:07am 
Well, I suppose you could just post the reduced version and continue with the nuclear version that has massive throughput. I'm confused though, when I was running it, the oil input from the pumpjack was only 30 l/s, how are you getting more than 8-16 times that?
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 11:06am 
I'm attaching a photo to the discussion now, 5 seconds please
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 11:04am 
16 ovens won't handle this crap, I was so happy to replace the uranium with something simpler, but it doesn't work as it should.
AeryToast Aug 20 @ 11:03am 
That is weird, with 3 electric furnaces I got the temperature to 450-500 Celcius.
The electric furnaces do not have any extra things on the sides, only port ends, do not bother using pumps since it 'should' be the same either way.

Each port end processes 30 L/s of liquid maximum, so how much you want to produce = how many furnaces, probably with 50% or more heat loss over time. Pumps only do 5-10 L/s liquid.
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 11:00am 
pressure 59.50 bar, the temperature does not rise above 170⁰C while 2 electric furnaces are working, I tried with 12 electric furnaces then the temperature is 320⁰C for oil in the main tank, but this is somehow :brotherskull:
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 10:31am 
and thanks for the detailed comment :urist:
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 10:31am 
Now I'll try to tinker with electric furnace :frosted:
sapper  [author] Aug 20 @ 10:30am 
Theoretically, 7x9 = 63 uranium pellets are required, or 63 x25 = 1575 ore is processed.
AeryToast Aug 18 @ 10:01pm 
I have an electric furnace version, I really like your working automatic drilling setup, it's cool! (I dont have uranium or fuel rod tech yet in classic)

To get electric furnaces to work you have to fully pressurize the oil chamber to 30-60 ATM, otherwise they will take forever. Electric furnaces also have infinite electricity (at least in classic mode) so you can give them their own dedicated small battery and stack like 3-6 of them when you've maxed out the chamber's pressure with either gas or oil.

The space pressure update pretty much broke all of their pumping/heating systems. I'm not sure the exact mechanics, it might make more sense to have a sectioned off part of the tank with a door that closes and pressurizes in the tank when it gets low enough. IE: Input part of the tank with 0 ATM pressure, and an output part of the tank that opens/closes a few hatches and pressurizes with gas so it can quickly expel thousands of liters of liquid in a few minutes.
sapper  [author] Aug 18 @ 4:21am 
Fixed the noise of the electric furnace :prothesis: