Empty Canister

Empty Canister
Used to package fluids for transportation.
Unlocked by	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport OR Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement OR Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering OR MAM Sulfur Research - Turbofuel
Class name	Desc_FluidCanister_C
Item
Stack size	100
Sink points	60

Empty Canisters are parts used to package Fluids, which allows them to be carried in inventories or transported using Conveyor Belts and Vehicles. They are used in the packaging process and are returned during unpackaging, making them reusable. Each Canister can hold 1 m³ of fluid.

Not to be confused with Empty Fluid Tank which is used to package Nitrogen Gas and Nitric Acid.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Empty Canister	2 × Plastic30 / min	Constructor 4 sec Craft Bench  × 2	4 × Empty Canister60 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Unpackage Alumina Solution	2 × Packaged Alumina Solution120 / min	Packager 1 sec	2 × Alumina Solution120 / min 2 × Empty Canister120 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Unpackage Fuel	2 × Packaged Fuel60 / min	Packager 2 sec	2 × Fuel60 / min 2 × Empty Canister60 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Unpackage Heavy Oil Residue	2 × Packaged Heavy Oil Residue20 / min	Packager 6 sec	2 × Heavy Oil Residue20 / min 2 × Empty Canister20 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Unpackage Liquid Biofuel	2 × Packaged Liquid Biofuel60 / min	Packager 2 sec	2 × Liquid Biofuel60 / min 2 × Empty Canister60 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Unpackage Oil	2 × Packaged Oil60 / min	Packager 2 sec	2 × Crude Oil60 / min 2 × Empty Canister60 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Unpackage Sulfuric Acid	1 × Packaged Sulfuric Acid60 / min	Packager 1 sec	1 × Sulfuric Acid60 / min 1 × Empty Canister60 / min	Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Unpackage Turbofuel	2 × Packaged Turbofuel20 / min	Packager 6 sec	2 × Turbofuel20 / min 2 × Empty Canister20 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement AND MAM Sulfur Research - Sulfur OR MAM Sulfur Research - Turbofuel OR Tier 5 - Oil Processing AND MAM Sulfur Research - Compacted Coal
Unpackage Water	2 × Packaged Water120 / min	Packager 1 sec	2 × Water120 / min 2 × Empty Canister120 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Coated Iron Canister Alternate	2 × Iron Plate30 / min 1 × Copper Sheet15 / min	Assembler 4 sec	4 × Empty Canister60 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Steel Canister Alternate	3 × Steel Ingot60 / min	Constructor 3 sec	2 × Empty Canister40 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Empty Canister / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Crude Oil m3/min (WP)	Iron Ore /min (WP)	Copper Ore /min (WP)	Coal /min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	10 (8.55)	-	-	-	8.55	76.81	435	2.67
Steel	-	32.31 (4.59)	-	60 (19.42)	24.01	77.3 (+1%)	441 (+1%)	3.93
Coated Iron	-	24.23 (3.44)	6 (2.08)	-	5.52	84.76 (+10%)	520 (+20%)	4.26

• 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.
• Among multiple ways to produce each of the ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen. The exception is mentioned below:
  • Plastic#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Steel Ingot#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Iron Plate#Alternate recipes analysis - Default Iron Plate
  • Copper Sheet#Alternate recipes analysis

Usage

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Packaged Alumina Solution	2 × Alumina Solution120 / min 2 × Empty Canister120 / min	Packager 1 sec	2 × Packaged Alumina Solution120 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Packaged Fuel	2 × Fuel40 / min 2 × Empty Canister40 / min	Packager 3 sec	2 × Packaged Fuel40 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Packaged Heavy Oil Residue	2 × Heavy Oil Residue30 / min 2 × Empty Canister30 / min	Packager 4 sec	2 × Packaged Heavy Oil Residue30 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Packaged Liquid Biofuel	2 × Liquid Biofuel40 / min 2 × Empty Canister40 / min	Packager 3 sec	2 × Packaged Liquid Biofuel40 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Packaged Oil	2 × Crude Oil30 / min 2 × Empty Canister30 / min	Packager 4 sec	2 × Packaged Oil30 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Packaged Sulfuric Acid	2 × Sulfuric Acid40 / min 2 × Empty Canister40 / min	Packager 3 sec	2 × Packaged Sulfuric Acid40 / min	Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Packaged Turbofuel	2 × Turbofuel20 / min 2 × Empty Canister20 / min	Packager 6 sec	2 × Packaged Turbofuel20 / min	MAM Sulfur Research - Turbofuel OR Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement AND MAM Sulfur Research - Sulfur OR Tier 5 - Oil Processing AND MAM Sulfur Research - Compacted Coal
Packaged Water	2 × Water60 / min 2 × Empty Canister60 / min	Packager 2 sec	2 × Packaged Water60 / min	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport

AWESOME Sink

 Empty Canister can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 60 points.

Tips

• Some packaged fluids are far more useful than others. Packaged Water, for example, is necessary for Diluted Packaged Fuel.

Trivia

• Canisters appear to change form depending on what fluid is packaged. They retain their original shape when packaging Fuel, Turbofuel or Liquid Biofuel, but when packaging Oil or Water, they change to a metal barrel or gallon container, respectively.

History

• Patch 0.3.6: Two alternate recipes introduced (Steel Canister and Coated Iron Canister)
• Patch 0.3.3.4: Unpackaging Heavy Oil Residue now gives back the right amount of Canisters
• Patch 0.3: Introduced