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(About time someone told you the hydrogen setup hasn't been working for like 8 years and loses power, switch to ethene)
 
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A '''Gas-Burning Generator''' creates power by consuming any burnable gas for example the [[Hydrogen]] produced by an [[Electrolytic Separator]] or [[Ethylene]]. The '''Gas-Burning Generator''' has its own internal storage tank with a capacity of 18,000 units. [[Gas Tank]]s can be used to expand the Hydrogen storage capacity of your system. '''Gas-Burning Generators''' are an upper tier Mekanism power source that should supply adequate power to your base for a long time, but they are best used when they provide power to charge a bank of [[Energy Cube]]s, rather than sending the generator power out directly to your base.
A '''Gas-Burning Generator''' creates power by consuming any burnable gas for example the [[Hydrogen]] produced by an [[Electrolytic Separator]] or [[Ethylene]]. The '''Gas-Burning Generator''' has its own internal storage tank with a capacity of 18,000 units. [[Gas Tank]]s can be used to expand the Hydrogen storage capacity of your system. '''Gas-Burning Generators''' can generate a maximum of 20,000 J/t (8,000 RF/t). They are an upper tier Mekanism power source that should supply adequate power to your base for a long time, but they are best used when they provide power to charge a bank of [[Energy Cube]]s, rather than sending the generator power out directly to your base.


As of 1.7.10, 1 mB of Hydrogen gas is converted to 200 J. 1 mB of Ethylene is converted to 28200 J.
As of 1.7.10, 1.12.2, and 1.16.5, 1 mB of Hydrogen gas is converted to 200 J (80 RF). 1 mB of Ethylene is converted to 28200 J (11280 RF). This means that hydrogen should not be used for power generation, as it produces less than it costs. Use Ethylene, or perhaps another compatible fuel from other mods.


A new feature in Mekanism v9 is that the '''Gas-Burning Generator''' now automatically scales its burning rate (up to a maximum rate of 28 units per tick) according to the amount of power stored in its internal buffer (this is usually determined by the tier of [[Universal Cable]] it is attached to). The rate is displayed on the right side of the GUI, below the gas and power storage indicators.
A new feature in Mekanism v9 is that the '''Gas-Burning Generator''' will automatically scale its burning rate according to the amount of power stored in its internal buffer (this is usually determined by the tier of [[Universal Cable]] it is attached to). The burning rate will increase until the generator is producing the maximum output of 20,000 J/t (8,000 RF/t). This is 100 mB/t for Hydrogen and 0.7 mB/t for Ethylene. The rate is displayed on the right side of the GUI, below the gas and power storage indicators.
 
In Mekanism v10 for 1.16.5, the maximum gas burning and power generation rate is increased. Hydrogen is burned at a maximum rate of 256 mB/t, generating up to 20,480 RF/t, and Ethylene is burned at a maximum rate of 6.4 mB/t, generating up to 72,192 RF/t.


==Crafting Recipe==
==Crafting Recipe==
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#  Visual power buffer level
#  Visual power buffer level
#  Redstone switch setting (high/low/disabled)
#  Redstone switch setting (high/low/disabled)
==Sample Gas-Burning Generator setup==
[[File:HydrogenGenerator sample.png|800x291px]]
# [[Solar Generator]]s deliver power to an [[Electric Pump]] (2) and a Electrolytic Separator (3) via [[Universal Cable]]
# Electric Pump, sitting in a corner of a 3x3 pond, delivers water to the Electrolytic Separator (3) via [[Mechanical Pipe]]
# Electrolytic Separator delivers hydrogen to the Gas-Burning Generator (4) via [[Pressurized Tube]]. Set the Separator to dump oxygen, otherwise it will stop when the oxygen tank fills.
# Gas-Burning Generator consumes the hydrogen and generates power to an Energy Cube (5) via [[Universal Cable]].
# Energy Cube receives power from the Gas-Burning Generator (4) via [[Universal Cable]].
Notes:
* Each pump in the system can run 10 Electrolytic Separators.
* Each Electrolytic Separators can run one Gas-Burning Generator.
WARNING: This setup will not work in 1.7.10 as the Electrolytic Separator needs 400 joules of power (J/t) to run. The purpose of this change was to turn Hydrogen into an ''energy carrier''.
See https://github.com/aidancbrady/Mekanism/issues/1037


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Latest revision as of 07:17, 18 February 2024

Gas-Burning Generator
Gas-Burning Generator.png
Gas-Burning Generator
Mod

Mekanism: Generators

Type

Generator

Tool

A wooden pickaxe or better is required to mine this block

Stackable

No

A Gas-Burning Generator creates power by consuming any burnable gas for example the Hydrogen produced by an Electrolytic Separator or Ethylene. The Gas-Burning Generator has its own internal storage tank with a capacity of 18,000 units. Gas Tanks can be used to expand the Hydrogen storage capacity of your system. Gas-Burning Generators can generate a maximum of 20,000 J/t (8,000 RF/t). They are an upper tier Mekanism power source that should supply adequate power to your base for a long time, but they are best used when they provide power to charge a bank of Energy Cubes, rather than sending the generator power out directly to your base.

As of 1.7.10, 1.12.2, and 1.16.5, 1 mB of Hydrogen gas is converted to 200 J (80 RF). 1 mB of Ethylene is converted to 28200 J (11280 RF). This means that hydrogen should not be used for power generation, as it produces less than it costs. Use Ethylene, or perhaps another compatible fuel from other mods.

A new feature in Mekanism v9 is that the Gas-Burning Generator will automatically scale its burning rate according to the amount of power stored in its internal buffer (this is usually determined by the tier of Universal Cable it is attached to). The burning rate will increase until the generator is producing the maximum output of 20,000 J/t (8,000 RF/t). This is 100 mB/t for Hydrogen and 0.7 mB/t for Ethylene. The rate is displayed on the right side of the GUI, below the gas and power storage indicators.

In Mekanism v10 for 1.16.5, the maximum gas burning and power generation rate is increased. Hydrogen is burned at a maximum rate of 256 mB/t, generating up to 20,480 RF/t, and Ethylene is burned at a maximum rate of 6.4 mB/t, generating up to 72,192 RF/t.

Crafting Recipe

Osmium Ingot Enriched Alloy Osmium Ingot Grid layout Arrow (small).png Gas-Burning Generator
Steel Casing Electrolytic Core Steel Casing
Osmium Ingot Enriched Alloy Osmium Ingot

User Interface

Gas-Burning Generator GUI.png

  1. Visual hydrogen storage indicator
  2. Gas Tank can be placed here to fill the internal hydrogen tank
  3. Energy Info Display: generation level, storage level, maximum power output from the energy buffer
  4. Place a chargeable item here to be charged
  5. Visual power buffer level
  6. Redstone switch setting (high/low/disabled)

Trivia

  • In previous versions of Mekanism it was called Hydrogen Generator and used Hydrogen only.
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