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Mini Cryogenic Generator
12 Comments
DRG Engineer 27 Mar @ 11:07am 
Great way to make a kill box if you have pawns with cold clothing.
pgames-food 13 Jan, 2023 @ 7:25pm 
(also danke Damjdu for the mod) :)
pgames-food 13 Jan, 2023 @ 7:22pm 
hi here is a thermodynamics question for you :)
(my friend says that putting a damp towel on top of / covering the top of a central heating radiator, in a closed room will heat up the towel and the room at the same rate - but i believe that if i want the room to first heat up more, i can put the towel half hanging off the edge/side of the radiator, so that most of the heat radiates into the room warming it and me up more, and that the towel will still end up drying out eventually, without absorbing too much of the heat, which i want to warm me and the room) :) but who is right?
[+DG+] Sir_Castic 24 Nov, 2022 @ 5:08pm 
This actually was a question on my test, and I got it right.

but anyways no one cares because it's just a videogame and it happens to fill a niche in the game design. thanks for the excuse to do some math, it was fun.
[+DG+] Sir_Castic 24 Nov, 2022 @ 5:08pm 
I don't know why it took me so long to do this math (yes I do, I have a 40 in this class), but this engine is, actually, thermodynamically impossible. I spent a couple of hours trying to figure out ways it could work, ran tests in-game, did math, took notes, but at the end of the day "cryogenic generator," which i'm pretty sure is definitionally disallowed, because it's basically just a 100% efficient engine, which violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics. I did the math, this thing can pull 1100 J out of a system per hour, but its output is 1500 W, which is significantly more than that *every second*. It would need to consume at least that much per second in fuel in order to break even, and at that point all you've got is a really, really shitty refrigerator, not a generator capable of any useful work.
Damjdu  [author] 24 Nov, 2022 @ 12:51am 
@ [+DG+] Sir_Castic
Same feeling:winter2019joyfultearsyul:
[+DG+] Sir_Castic 21 Nov, 2022 @ 7:40pm 
this machine feels like it's gonna be a question on my thermodynamics exam about impossible heat engines
VelxraTV 19 Nov, 2022 @ 7:45am 
I want to clarify that I use all three cryogen generators and I love them. They are perfect for ship designs and cooling VFE reactors.
Damjdu  [author] 19 Nov, 2022 @ 7:23am 
@ The Blinde One
Thanks.
The Dutchman 19 Nov, 2022 @ 7:21am 
@Blind, dont like it? Dont use it
The Blind One 19 Nov, 2022 @ 7:17am 
<Chemfuel>


Ah yes ... undefined chemfuel requirements ... I think you missed that one buddy :)

Also this kinda sounds like a cheat item. Pushes out cold and provides energy? It's basically a cooler but cheating lmao. I do love the art
VelxraTV 19 Nov, 2022 @ 7:05am 
ahh Cj here we go again