Turbine Condenser

Turbine Condenser is a block that functions as a vent-type structure, producing both power and a small flow of water. It provides a steady power output and generates 5 units of water per second alongside its electrical output. All vent variants share the same output rates, so the Turbine Condenser’s water and power production match other vent blocks.

The Turbine Condenser produces 180 power per second while producing 5 water per second. Replacing Turbine Condensers with Vent Condensers in order to obtain tungsten is not recommended because the net power loss makes the swap inefficient. Converting an existing Turbine Condenser to a Vent Condenser effectively costs 210 power per second when the 180 power the Turbine Condenser would have generated is taken into account. Without higher-output power options such as the Chemical Combustion Chamber, it is safer to use the Turbine Condenser’s water output as a resource rather than sacrificing its power generation.

• Two Turbine Condensers’ combined water output can be piped to a single Impact Drill to create a tungsten source without sacrificing large amounts of power.
• One Electrolyzer running off 5 water per second (the output of a single Turbine Condenser) can support several downstream setups:
  • With 3 hydrogen per second (from processing the electrolyzer output):
    • One tier 2 refabricator of choice
    • 12 boosted Plasma Bores
    • 6 Large Plasma Bores
    • 2 Reinforced Pumps
  • With 2 ozone per second:
    • 1 Oxidation Chamber
    • 1 Chemical Combustion Chamber
    • 100% Phase Synthesizer output

Use Turbine Condensers when a balance of steady power and modest water production is desirable. Preserve them in power-limited layouts and route their water output to support chemical or drilling infrastructure rather than replacing them for rare resource extraction unless you have alternate high-output power generation available.