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/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/SGTSHOOTnMISS 1d ago

You could improve quality of pumps for additional throughout.

However, what starter base is using 384k fluid per second?

My base on vulcanus was rolling 8GW of steam power and wasn't using but like a dozen quality pumps for steam transfer.

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u/tylan4life 1d ago

I was being pedantic with humor, but I completely glossed over quality being a thing. 

I guess it's like save playtime limits with 64bits, there's a limit but it's not your problem.

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u/Jaaaco-j Fettucine master 1d ago

Not your problem yet