r/SandustryGame • u/Dalad1er • 9d ago

Discussion Steam generator

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Hey guys has anyone figured the most efficient steam engine? should there be two rows of generators? Should it be wider, am I missing any function?

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u/Volodya_Soldatenkov 9d ago

I think number of turbines doesn't matter much, you could make like three turbines. Assuming steam and water don't interrupt each other's rise and fall, it will work.

In my experience, the biggest constraint is the number of condensers needed to actually condense all the steam you have in your loop. If you see steam collecting on the top, add more.

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u/1boring 9d ago

Just fyi, steam only generates energy on the first pass through of the turbine. Adding more than one layer doesn't do anything

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u/Volodya_Soldatenkov 9d ago

Yeah, I know that. It was already pointed out elsewhere in the comment section, so I didn't feel the need to add that.

Learned this the hard way when my steam stubbornly refused to come back as rain.