Tank Small (Insulated)

Overview

Tank Small (Insulated) (StructureTankSmallInsulated) in Stationeers: device, hash 272136332, 10 W, 6,000 L. With build steps, 73 IC10 logic values and…

The insulated small tank holds 6,000 litres, just like the normal one. The difference lies in the heat values: radiation, convection and solar heating are all 0 in the game data. The gas in the tank keeps its temperature, whether outside there is sun, frost or 737 K Venus air.

A calculation shows why that matters. With the same amount of gas, pressure and temperature rise in the same ratio. A tank filled at 20 °C (293.15 K) to 20,000 kPa would, warmed to 737 K, sit at 20,000 · 737 / 293.15 ≈ 50,300 kPa – already above the stress limit of pipe networks (about 48,600 kPa). Insulated, that does not happen.

Good uses:

keeping cold coolant cold,
using hot gas as a heat store,
storing supplies on hot or very cold worlds.

This version with a data port (10 W, readings such as Pressure, Temperature, TotalMoles) only exists in older saves. The Kit (Insulated Tank) now builds the Tank Small (Insulated) – part of the pipe network without logic of its own, measured with a Pipe Analyzer. Make sure the pipes to the tank are insulated as well, otherwise heat is lost there.

According to the game data the insulated tank is flammable (flash point 373.15 K). More on stores in Tanks and gas storage: sizes, insulation, safe filling.

IC10 and logic

73 logic values, 73 readable and 2 writable.

Open RW 2
Pressure R 5
Temperature R 6
Setting RW 12
RatioOxygen R 14
RatioCarbonDioxide R 15
RatioNitrogen R 16
RatioPollutant R 17
RatioMethane R 18
RatioWater R 19
Maximum R 23
Ratio R 24
TotalMoles R 66
Volume R 67
RatioNitrousOxide R 83
PrefabHash R 84
Combustion R 98
PressureOutput R 126
TemperatureOutput R 127
RatioOxygenOutput R 128
RatioCarbonDioxideOutput R 129
RatioNitrogenOutput R 130
RatioPollutantOutput R 131
RatioMethaneOutput R 132
RatioWaterOutput R 133
RatioNitrousOxideOutput R 134
TotalMolesOutput R 135
CombustionOutput R 148
RatioLiquidNitrogen R 177
RatioLiquidNitrogenOutput R 180
VolumeOfLiquid R 182
RatioLiquidOxygen R 183
RatioLiquidOxygenOutput R 186
RatioLiquidMethane R 188
RatioLiquidMethaneOutput R 191
RatioSteam R 193
RatioSteamOutput R 196
RatioLiquidCarbonDioxide R 199
RatioLiquidCarbonDioxideOutput R 202
RatioLiquidPollutant R 204
RatioLiquidPollutantOutput R 207
RatioLiquidNitrousOxide R 209
RatioLiquidNitrousOxideOutput R 212
ReferenceId R 217
RatioHydrogen R 252
RatioLiquidHydrogen R 253
RatioPollutedWater R 254
NameHash R 268
RatioHydrazine R 283
RatioLiquidHydrazine R 284
RatioLiquidAlcohol R 285
RatioHelium R 286
RatioLiquidSodiumChloride R 287
RatioSilanol R 288
RatioLiquidSilanol R 289
RatioHydrochloricAcid R 290
RatioLiquidHydrochloricAcid R 291
RatioOzone R 292
RatioLiquidOzone R 293
RatioHydrogenOutput R 296
RatioLiquidHydrogenOutput R 300
RatioPollutedWaterOutput R 304
RatioHydrazineOutput R 308
RatioLiquidHydrazineOutput R 312
RatioLiquidAlcoholOutput R 316
RatioHeliumOutput R 320
RatioLiquidSodiumChlorideOutput R 324
RatioSilanolOutput R 328
RatioLiquidSilanolOutput R 332
RatioHydrochloricAcidOutput R 336
RatioLiquidHydrochloricAcidOutput R 340
RatioOzoneOutput R 344
RatioLiquidOzoneOutput R 348

Example: address by name

Reads Temperature, shows the value on the IC housing and writes Setting. Name the device with the labeller first; devices with the same name are addressed together.

# Tank Small (Insulated) address by name
define DEVICE 272136332  # StructureTankSmallInsulated
define NAME HASH("Tank Small (Insulated)")  # name in game (labeller)
define TARGET 5  # Setting target value (Setting)
alias value r0

start:
yield
lbn value DEVICE NAME Temperature 0  # 0 = average of all with this name
bnan value start  # no device with this name
s db Setting value  # show on the housing
sbn DEVICE NAME Setting TARGET  # set value
j start

Academy: devices by name Academy: batch modes IC10 academy IC10 editor

Connections

Schematic: inputs left, outputs right, waste on top, power and data at the bottom. Position and spacing do not match the model.

1Data
2Gas pipe · input

Building and deconstruction

Grid: small grid (0.5 m) · mounting: free in the grid

1
Place
- Kit (Insulated Tank)
Take back with Hand Drill

Total material

Kit (Insulated Tank)

Deconstruction returns

Kit (Insulated Tank)

Material, fire and recycling

Flammable according to game data: flash point 373.2 K (100 °C); Autoignition 573.2 K (300 °C); burn time 14.23 s

Heat exchange (factor × surface): radiation 0, convection 0, sun 0

Raw values from the game code (8)

Field names as in the game code, untranslated. Useful for mods and exact limits.

`Tank._rocketInternalCellType`	None
`DeviceInternal.volume`	6,000
`DeviceInternal.ContentType`	Gas
`DeviceAtmospherics.outputSetting`	5
`DeviceAtmospherics.pressurePerTick`	1,010.3
`DeviceAtmospherics.MinSetting`	0
`DeviceAtmospherics.MaxSetting`	100
`DeviceAtmospherics.ConnectionType`	FaceWallZY