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== Foomf's Basic Guide to the Hypertorus Fusion Reactor == | |||
The Hypertorus Fusion Reactor (HFR), otherwise known as the "Danger Donut", is a complicated piece of machinery that likes to explode if you are not careful. The '''main guide''' for the HFR can be found here: [[Guide to the Hypertorus Fusion Reactor]]. This guide is very thorough and complex. The info in it is good, but it's a bit daunting. This guide serves as a much more gentle onboarding for the HFR. It will get you competent enough to run it without blowing yourself up. | |||
There's going to be a lot of over simplifications and arm waving in this guide. I'm sure someone can say "Ackshually..." to every sentence in here. If you want hard numbers and tons of depth, go read the main HFR guide (linked above). Everything in this guide is covered in more detail in the main guide. | |||
=== Please Oh God Just Help Me Shut It Down Before It Explodes! === | |||
If you have found yourself on this page because you are near an HFR that is in the process of melting down and you want to avoid having a hole in your station... '''(WIP)''' | |||
=== Why Run The HFR? === | |||
The purpose of the HFR is to produce rare and interesting gases. Despite being called a "fusion reactor", It does ''not'' produce energy! In fact it will consume a lot of energy. | |||
The HFR also has a secondary purpose of being a stable source of high temperatures. This is very useful for some crystallizer recipes, like metal hydrogen. | |||
=== An Overview Of The HFR Exterior === | |||
[[File:FoomfsBasicGuide HFR 1.png|alt=The Hypertorus Fusion Reactor is centered on the image. It is a gray ring shape with various colored lights flashing. There is a control panel on the south side. The West side has a prominent green light, and there is a green pipe connected to it. The north side has a prominent blue light and a gray pipe is connected to it. The east side has a prominent red light and a red pipe is connected to it. There is a smaller gray sphere in the center of the machine, and there is a purple pipe connected to it, pointing south.|thumb|The Hypertorus Fusion Reactor]] | |||
To the right is the HFR itself. The interface is to the south, the fuel input to the west, the moderator input to the north, and the waste output to the east. These can be switched around in whatever way is convenient for you. For instance, the waste output can be to the north, the moderator input to the west, etc. The large lights on the HFR will tell you what each side does: | |||
* Green = Fuel Input | |||
* Blue = Moderator Input | |||
* Red = Waste Output | |||
The coolant will always connect to the center piece from the south. Note that in the image on the right, the coolant line runs ''under'' the interface piece. | |||
==== Fuel Input ==== | |||
This is where you input the fuel mix for the HFR. It is always going to be a 50/50 mix of something. The fuel has an impact on how much heat the reactor produces and what byproducts it makes. This is a one way input: gas only flows into the HFR from this connection. | |||
==== Moderator Input ==== | |||
This is how you get moderator gas into the HFR. The purpose of the moderator gas will be explained in later section. This is a one way input: gas only flows into the HFR from this connection. | |||
==== Waste Output ==== | |||
This is where your hard earned gases will come from. This is probably why you are running the HFR! This is a one way gas output: gas only flows out of the HFR from this connection. | |||
==== Coolant ==== | |||
The coolant is one of the primary ways you will cool down the reactor. This is a ''two way input/output'': gas will flow freely between the connected pipe and the internals of the reactor. | |||
Revision as of 02:07, 21 July 2023
Foomf's Basic Guide to the Hypertorus Fusion Reactor
The Hypertorus Fusion Reactor (HFR), otherwise known as the "Danger Donut", is a complicated piece of machinery that likes to explode if you are not careful. The main guide for the HFR can be found here: Guide to the Hypertorus Fusion Reactor. This guide is very thorough and complex. The info in it is good, but it's a bit daunting. This guide serves as a much more gentle onboarding for the HFR. It will get you competent enough to run it without blowing yourself up.
There's going to be a lot of over simplifications and arm waving in this guide. I'm sure someone can say "Ackshually..." to every sentence in here. If you want hard numbers and tons of depth, go read the main HFR guide (linked above). Everything in this guide is covered in more detail in the main guide.
Please Oh God Just Help Me Shut It Down Before It Explodes!
If you have found yourself on this page because you are near an HFR that is in the process of melting down and you want to avoid having a hole in your station... (WIP)
Why Run The HFR?
The purpose of the HFR is to produce rare and interesting gases. Despite being called a "fusion reactor", It does not produce energy! In fact it will consume a lot of energy.
The HFR also has a secondary purpose of being a stable source of high temperatures. This is very useful for some crystallizer recipes, like metal hydrogen.
An Overview Of The HFR Exterior
To the right is the HFR itself. The interface is to the south, the fuel input to the west, the moderator input to the north, and the waste output to the east. These can be switched around in whatever way is convenient for you. For instance, the waste output can be to the north, the moderator input to the west, etc. The large lights on the HFR will tell you what each side does:
- Green = Fuel Input
- Blue = Moderator Input
- Red = Waste Output
The coolant will always connect to the center piece from the south. Note that in the image on the right, the coolant line runs under the interface piece.
Fuel Input
This is where you input the fuel mix for the HFR. It is always going to be a 50/50 mix of something. The fuel has an impact on how much heat the reactor produces and what byproducts it makes. This is a one way input: gas only flows into the HFR from this connection.
Moderator Input
This is how you get moderator gas into the HFR. The purpose of the moderator gas will be explained in later section. This is a one way input: gas only flows into the HFR from this connection.
Waste Output
This is where your hard earned gases will come from. This is probably why you are running the HFR! This is a one way gas output: gas only flows out of the HFR from this connection.
Coolant
The coolant is one of the primary ways you will cool down the reactor. This is a two way input/output: gas will flow freely between the connected pipe and the internals of the reactor.