A list of good reactor designs (IC² v1.103 and earlier)

DoomFruit · Jan 20th 2012

OK, I've attempted to improve my breeder design. This new version takes 1177s to heat up, but most of the IHDs would end up melting from 1126s onwards. I'd solve this by putting it into neutral mode at 1100s to let the heat equalise, but that could get rather annoying (and dangerous...).

Heating config: http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…e=1j101010114010101001010, active config: http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…m=1j101010114010101001019. Note that this particular reactor is 6 chamber and is completely surrounded with water except for one space, which needs to be blocked off (I used reinforced glass) - this was so that I could put another coolant cell in to help a poor IHD out.

The advantage of this breeder is that it heats up faster than the one in the OP (if you absolutely must minimise the startup time), but it's going to need one phase of component shuffling during the warmup or you end up with a large hole where your reactor used to be.

Sliderpro · Jan 20th 2012

Quote from DoomFruit

OK, I've attempted to improve my breeder design. This new version takes 1177s to heat up, but most of the IHDs would end up melting from 1126s onwards. I'd solve this by putting it into neutral mode at 1100s to let the heat equalise, but that could get rather annoying (and dangerous...).

Heating config: http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…e=1j101010114010101001010, active config: http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…m=1j101010114010101001019. Note that this particular reactor is 6 chamber and is completely surrounded with water except for one space, which needs to be blocked off (I used reinforced glass) - this was so that I could put another coolant cell in to help a poor IHD out.

The advantage of this breeder is that it heats up faster than the one in the OP (if you absolutely must minimise the startup time), but it's going to need one phase of component shuffling during the warmup or you end up with a large hole where your reactor used to be.

Dude,your breeder really is expensive for 6 chambers,check this out :
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…6=1k101010114010101001019

DoomFruit · Jan 20th 2012

Quote from sliderpro

Dude,your breeder really is expensive for 6 chambers,check this out :
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…6=1k101010114010101001019

Assuming that I heat it by putting in 4 more cells around the uranium plus, it says that I've got a first component melt at 2216s. I calculate it as taking 2100s to heat up, so while your design takes more than my 1670s to heat, it doesn't need any babysitting.

I like your design better than mine and I'm switching my breeder reactor over as soon as I've finished enriching the current batch of cells (hey, why waste heat...).

Sliderpro · Jan 20th 2012

Glad to help still,design,that I gave - is with 6 chambers,you can go into a bit more complicated 4 chambers,it's up to you,but I like 6 chambers much more,as i like symmetrics(or how it is spelled xD)

raGan · Jan 20th 2012

my last work - http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…1k101010037ps011111101110.
Edited dezuman.

raGan · Jan 20th 2012

I also edited your design once again Rick.
here it is http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1o10101001501521s1r11r10.

Rick · Jan 20th 2012

So now some theory on breeder efficiency. Let say we take this design: http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…i=1m101010114010101001019 (note: this is the max eff you can get with a breeder)

Whats the max efficiency boost in percents @6000 and @9000 heat taking into account breeders also produce eu.

1 uranium ore = 8 Near depleted cells

@6000 heat
To get the reactor started we need 1 uranium cell and 4 depleted cells. This cost 1,5 uranium in total. In return you get 4 uranium cells and 2million eu. Do note the fact breeder always nets a 2 million eu for each cycle means lower efficiency reactors will get a higher boost in %.

Lets say we use this reactor to make eu:
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…1k101010037ps011111101110
Specs:
3 eff = 6 million eu/uranium cell
4 uranium cells/cycle (ok this does not change the maths but easier example)

With the breeder you make 4 uranium with 1,5 uranium ore. This means the 1,5 uranium ore made 4*6+2= 26 million eu. This means for each uranium ore you find you get 17,33 million eu. This is a efficiency of 8,67.

BUT as most here will know uranium cells have 25% chance to turn into a near depleted uranium cell. So the actual efficiency is even higher. Whats the worth of 1 near depleted uranium cell? Its 1/8 of a uranium ore. In this example its 17,33/8 = 2,16625 million eu. Its easy to figure out what the gain is after 1 cycle. But whats the gain after 10 cycles? or 100 cycles, or endless cycles? The chance that a uranium cell turns into a near depleted cell is 25%. The chance this happens again with the same uranium cell is (0.25^2)*100
= 6,25%. The formula to calculate the chance is 0.25^cycle. After 2 cycles the gain is (0.25^1 + 0.25^2)*100 = 31,25%. Now we want to know what the gain is after x cycles. As you repeat this with more cycles the gain will come closer and closer to 33,33333333%. Thus the gain is 33,33333333%. So this gives us a extra 2,16625/3 = 0,722 million eu or 0.36 more eff making the total eff 9.03.

In the end the formula for total eff @6000 heat is this: Total eff = ((8*Reactor eff+2)/1,5)*(0.5+(1/48 ))
If you want eff boost in percents do this (Total eff/Reactor eff)*100

@9000 heat
This formula is almost the same but you only need 1 uranium ore to make 4 uranium cells thus the 1,5 in the formula changes to 1. So the formula is now: Total eff = (8*Reactor eff+2)*(0.5+(1/48 )). In this example it would mean total eff is 13,54.
If you want eff boost in percents do this (Total eff/Reactor eff)*100

I hope i didnt do any miscalculations but the answers seem to be realistic.

nekpek · Jan 21st 2012

http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1p10101001501521s1r11r10

According to the Reactor planner its a

Mark-1-0 EC

First core made btw

Belak · Jan 21st 2012

http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…r=1p101010110010101001010
-1 Additional Chamber
-Mark II-2
-2.00 eff, 80 eu/t, 66,58 average eu/t
-Cooldown 33min
-8HD,12Coolant cells

nekpek · Jan 21st 2012

Quote from Belak

http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…r=1p101010110010101001010
-1 Additional Chamber
-Mark II-2
-2.00 eff, 80 eu/t, 66,58 average eu/t
-Cooldown 33min
-8HD,12Coolant cells

I actually made that before but was going with a infinite, Mine got no Cool down time and the total EU is the same with the same amount of Cells. spending in the end

SofaKing · Jan 21st 2012

http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1p10101001501521s1r11r10

Improves on Rick's Mark I #1 by adding 1 Uranium, 2 IHD's, and 3 CC's. It will even stay Mark I if the top and the bottom blocks of the reactor are not covered by water (23 water surrounding instead of 25).

raGan · Jan 21st 2012

Quote from SofaKing

http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1p10101001501521s1r11r10

Improves on Rick's Mark I #1 by adding 1 Uranium, 2 IHD's, and 3 CC's. It will even stay Mark I if the top and the bottom blocks of the reactor are not covered by water (23 water surrounding instead of 25).

"Improves" is tricky word here, since it is less effective and costs more. Overally very good starting design if one wants higher EU output in my opinion.

Edit: how about this http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1p10101001501521s1r11r10

mijnboogje · Jan 21st 2012

Quote from raGan

"Improves" is tricky word here, since it is less effective and costs more. Overally very good starting design if one wants higher EU output in my opinion.

Edit: how about this http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1p10101001501521s1r11r10

that is just the exact same reactor but only with an more compacted design. it doesnt mater for cost / eff so its safe to say they are identical

raGan · Jan 22nd 2012

Quote from mijnboogje

that is just the exact same reactor but only with an more compacted design. it doesnt mater for cost / eff so its safe to say they are identical

Are you sure about that ? I would say it is cheaper. And same + cheaper = better. Don't you think ? Coolant cells are way cheaper than hull platings.

Rick · Jan 22nd 2012

Quote from nekpek

http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1p10101001501521s1r11r10

According to the Reactor planner its a

Mark-1-0 EC

First core made btw

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http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…0101001501521s1r11r10</a>

Is cheaper and does exactly the same. Its already in the list.

Further if you really want max eu output cheap then you can use this design:
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1p10101001501521s1r11r10

Sliderpro · Jan 24th 2012

Made a quite nice looking MKIV 0-chamber 0,37 cycle reactor with 70 output,as only 5 HD,looks pretty cheap
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…f=1p101010110010101001010

Another one,only 0,28 - but 3 HD,which is much better

http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…2=1p101010110010101001010

raGan · Jan 24th 2012

Quote from sliderpro

Made a quite nice looking MKIV 0-chamber 0,37 cycle reactor with 70 output,as only 5 HD,looks pretty cheap
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…f=1p101010110010101001010
Another one,only 0,28 - but 3 HD,which is much better

Proble with your reactor is that uranium cells are not fully surrounded, thus outputing too much heat and are hard to cool. With addition of single HD and replacement of UC, you can get nice MK II.
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…u=1p101010110010101001010
If you want to be cheap, you can use 2 HDs while running 0.32 cycle.
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…g=1p101010110010101001010

Zephyr16 · Jan 25th 2012

I fiddled with the reactor planner for a few hours trying to come up with a good design and I came up with something that is a Mark II and has a 26 minute cooldown rate, at the cost of efficiency, it needs 6 uranium cells and outputs 120eu/t with an effective 104eu/t, I have no idea if this design was already put up by someone, but if it is then someone will catch it. I am not going to go through 6 pages and look at every reactor design so if I used someone else's by mistake I'm sorry, don't cry about it.
Here is the link. http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…10101001511f21s1r14lflr10

Sliderpro · Jan 25th 2012

Mine is way cheaper and has +20 EU/t (140EU/T)
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…i=1k101010110010101001010
11HD

Sliderpro · Jan 25th 2012

Mark IV,working time 23 sec,cooling -14 sec
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…i=1k101010114010101001019
Low working time and extremely low cooldown,what makes it much easier for redstone timing,used RP and liked it

Simplified Mark IV,greatly lowered output(-200) but working time boosted to 1.10 min
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…i=1k101010114010101001019
Prefer first one,though

Zero-chamber breeder,2 cells charge - seems pretty nice as a beginning reactor and breeder
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1p10101001501521s1r11r19
platings allow to run on 9000+ temp w/o risk

Mark IV 4 chambers,140 eu/t,can run 0,85 cycle and has 10 HD
http://www.talonfiremage.pwp.b…=1m10101001501521s1r11r10

A list of good reactor designs (IC² v1.103 and earlier)

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