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→Fusion Power Production Cycle: Corrected the math for Chem Labs per Fusion Reactor |
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<br/>[1s] 10 [[Deuterium]] -> 500 MW | <br/>[1s] 10 [[Deuterium]] -> 500 MW | ||
[[Chemical Lab]] ( | [[Chemical Lab]] (5 per 2 [[Fusion Reactor]]s*) | ||
<br/>[5s] 10 [[Stable Isotopes]] + 50 MW -> 20 [[Deuterium]] | <br/>[5s] 10 [[Stable Isotopes]] + 50 MW -> 20 [[Deuterium]] | ||
<br/>[1s] 2 [[Stable Isotopes]] + 10 MW -> 4 [[Deuterium]] | <br/>[1s] 2 [[Stable Isotopes]] + 10 MW -> 4 [[Deuterium]] | ||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>: Reactor Efficiency Research, actual power draw, and time spent in [[Hyperspace]] can all affect these ratios. Use storage wisely to balance these highly variable loads. The ratios given are for continuous peak load, which is generally a rare occurrence. So, in practice, any ship that makes semi-regular [[Hyperspace]] jumps can easily keep multiple [[Fusion Reactor]]s running with just a few tanks, a [[Chemical Lab]], a [[Refinery]], and a few [[Hyperspace Scoop]]s. Larger tanks and more scoops allow you to operate longer between jumps, whereas more reactors/labs/refineries increases your max sustainable power output. | <nowiki>*</nowiki>: Reactor Efficiency Research, actual power draw, and time spent in [[Hyperspace]] can all affect these ratios. Use storage wisely to balance these highly variable loads. The ratios given are for continuous peak load, which is generally a rare occurrence. So, in practice, any ship that makes semi-regular [[Hyperspace]] jumps can easily keep multiple [[Fusion Reactor]]s running with just a few tanks, a [[Chemical Lab]], a [[Refinery]], and a few [[Hyperspace Scoop]]s. Larger tanks and more scoops allow you to operate longer between jumps, whereas more reactors/labs/refineries increases your max sustainable power output. | ||
<nowiki>**</nowiki>: The best storage stage (0.5 storage/[[Deuterium]] equivalent) is [[Stable Isotopes]]. And since it takes only | <nowiki>**</nowiki>: The best storage stage (0.5 storage/[[Deuterium]] equivalent) is [[Stable Isotopes]]. And since it takes only 2.5 [[Chemical Lab]]s to fully support each [[Fusion Reactor]] it's worth having extra [[refinerie]]s to quickly compact [[Hyperspace Isotopes]] into [[Stable Isotopes]] and primarily store that; then use smaller storage for the other stages. 1 [[Refinery]] per 2 [[Chemical Lab]]s will produce 5 and consume 4 (or less) [[Stable Isotopes]] every second; this will allow you to refill your [[Stable Isotopes]] tanks even at peek usage. | ||
==Reactor output scaling== | ==Reactor output scaling== | ||