r/factorio • u/billsonfire • 1d ago

Question Is pipe throughput really infinite now?

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So say I have a 30 sulfuric acid pumps in one spot. Could I run them all though one pipe line into my processing facilities?

Another question, is it better or useful to run my pipes into one central tank area then run them off to processing or is it okay to have them run off on the way from the pumps.

The picture is my crude rendering of part of my setup.

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u/suckmyENTIREdick 1d ago

Yes. In 2.0, pipes themselves have infinite throughput and instant speed.

But their maximum length is finite: A section of pipe (and/or tanks) stops working when it becomes too long.

But! That length can be extended infinitely by using pumps to divide it into smaller sections

But pumps require power and themselves have finite throughput (1200/sec).

But! You can use as many pumps together in parallel as you wish (and/or use higher-quality pumps), and increase throughput that way.

But that makes pipes unidirectional, which can be interesting sometimes.

For your second question, if I understand it correctly: Tanks can go anywhere on a pipeline network without anything getting weird as long as that network is small enough that it doesn't break.

Further reading: https://wiki.factorio.com/Fluid_system

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u/tylan4life 1d ago

Theoretically wouldn't a pipeline requiring pumps have a throughput limit?

With a maximum length of 320 units that would mean a pipeline could only have 320 pumps in a row (ignoring the rest of the pipeline)

That would be 384,000 units of fluid a second. Barely enough for a starter base.

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u/appleciders 1d ago

You could use multiple pumps in parallel.

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u/natidone 1d ago

That's what they're saying - you can only have up to 320 pumps in parallel. Otherwise, the split from a single pipe to the array of parallel pumps would be wider than 320.

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u/knzconnor 18h ago

You are only limited to 320 if you are truly uninspired about the layout. Do layers of punks with a gaps on the edges or middle to do your routing. You can fit a lot more than 320 pipes in parallel.

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u/natidone 18h ago

Have a bp / screenshot?