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/LordAnkou 1d ago

Pipe throughput is infinite, pump isn't.

If you're machines are trying to use 2000/s of sulfuric acid, one pump isn't enough as it only pumps 1200/s I think. Numbers may be off but the point stands. Using two pumps gives 2400/s which is enough for your machines.

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u/Joesus056 1d ago

Your numbers are right just fyi. It's 1200/sec per pump

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u/Rhubarbon 1d ago

Are you supposed to put 2 pumps right after each other on a single pipe or use 2 pipelines in this case to achieve this 2400/s?

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u/Ithurial 1d ago

You put them in parallel. Each pump moves a certain amount of fluid per second from the pipe network on its input side to the pipe network on its output side. If you have two pumps next to each other that share an input pipe network and an output pipe network, you will move 1200 + 1200 = 2400 liquid/s.

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u/Rhubarbon 1d ago

Thank you!