Fuel

Fuel is a fluid resource refined from used for power generation.
== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
=== Alternate recipes analysis ===
The following shows different ways to produce 1 m of Fuel / second, or 60 :</br>
Recipe 	Crude Oil</br> (WP)	Total Energy</br>/m (MJ)	Space</br>(m)	Building</br>counts
Default 	90</br>(76.92) 	97.79 	300 	1.5
Residual 	67.5</br>(57.69) 	152.8 (+56%) 	750 (+150%) 	3.75
Diluted</br>Packaged 	22.5</br>(19.23) 	95.94 (-2%) 	478 (+59%) 	3.75
Diluted</br>(Blender)	22.5</br>(19.23) 	90.94 (-7%) 	322.8 (+8%) 	1.35
* Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by: (resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower the better.
* Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower the better.
* Space refers to building space, excluding belts and pipes. The lower the better.
* Energy for sinking byproducts is considered, assuming using Conveyor Belt Mk.4.
* As 1 m of Fuel contains 750 MJ, subtracting its manufacturing energy will show the net energy gain.
== Usage ==
=== Crafting ===
=== Notes ===
* It can be used to power Fuel Generators.
* To be used as Vehicle or Jetpack fuel, it has to be packaged first.
== Tips ==
* The Diluted Fuel alternate recipe is 10% more power-efficient than the Diluted Packaged Fuel alternate recipe. To produce 300 Fuel, either three Blenders at 100 and 75 MW are used, consuming 225 MW, or five Refineries at 60 and 30 MW (consuming 150 MW), five packaging Packagers at 120 at 10 MW (consuming 50 MW) and five unpackaging Packagers at 60 at 10 MW (consuming 50 MW), consuming 250 MW. It is, therefore, all-round more power-efficient to use Diluted Fuel.
Machine 	Amount 	Consumption 	Total consumption
Diluted Fuel 	Diluted Fuel 	Diluted Fuel 	Diluted Fuel
Blender 	3 	75 MW 	225 MW
 	 	 	225 MW
Diluted Packaged Fuel	Diluted Packaged Fuel	Diluted Packaged Fuel	Diluted Packaged Fuel
Refinery 	5 	30 MW 	150 MW
Packager 	10 	10 MW 	100 MW
 	 	 	250 MW
== Gallery ==
File:Petrochemical.png|A closed-loop of petrochemical with Plastics, Rubber, and Fuel as final products with no by-product which requires one or more Alternative recipes.
== History ==
* Patch 0.4.0.0: Energy value increased from 600 MJ to 750 MJ
* Patch 0.3.3.2: New icon for Fuel
* Patch 0.3.1.0: Liquid Fuel color was changed to orange due to popular demand
* Patch 0.3:
** Now a fluid
** Loading a save created before Patch 0.3 would convert Fuel items to Packaged Fuel
== See also ==
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Category:Crafting components
Category:Fluids
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