Boilers in real life are not 100% efficient.
Real life boilers have the following efficiencies:
"Stoker" fired, commonly seen on locomotives and historic boilers: 50-70% depending on fireman skill, boiler condition, and fuel quality.
"Package boiler", modern automatic-controlled boilers ...
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- Fri May 19, 2017 1:21 pm
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- Topic: Steam engines, instead of boilers, should be inefficient.
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- Topic: Steam engines, instead of boilers, should be inefficient.
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Steam engines, instead of boilers, should be inefficient.
I thought about storing a heated liquid (or steam) in tanks as an energy storage,
as is done commonly in reality even at large scale.
To generate the heat I wanted to use surplus electrical energy when it is available.
However, there is no electric boiler in Factorio. Duh.
While I was searching the ...
as is done commonly in reality even at large scale.
To generate the heat I wanted to use surplus electrical energy when it is available.
However, there is no electric boiler in Factorio. Duh.
While I was searching the ...