Diesel Generator
The diesel generator is a simple generator that burns liquid fuels to produce energy. Its small size (1 block) and good effectiveness with many byproducts of oil processing makes it a very useful machine in the early- and mid-game.
Crafting
The diesel generator can only be crafted in an assembly machine:
Usage
The generator contains a 4000 mB internal fluid tank, which is drained at a constant rate of 20 mB/s. It also has a small 50 kHE energy buffer: however, fuel combustion does not halt if it that buffer full, leading to a waste of fuel. Fuel can be inputted either by fluid ducts or in barrels via the internal item slots: a fluid identifier can be given to change the type of fuel used.
Unlike what its name suggests, the diesel generator many fuels other than diesel, with varying effectiveness depending on fuel grade:
| Fuel grade | Effectiveness |
|---|---|
| Low | 0% |
| Medium | 50% |
| High | 75% |
| Aviation | 10% |
| Gaseous | 0% |
An efficiency of 0% means the generator will not accept low-grade or gaseous fuels in its tank.