Packager

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The Packager is a building used to package and unpackage fluids in and out of  Empty Canisters or  Empty Fluid Tanks. Both Canisters and Fluid Tanks are returned when fluid is unpackaged from them, allowing them to be reused. Packaged liquids can be transported with Conveyor Belts - this can be more efficient when transporting them with Conveyor Lifts due to the power usage of Pipeline Pumps, but only for very large vertical distances.

Recipes

Recipe Ingredients Duration Products Unlocked by
Packaged Alumina Solution
2 × Alumina Solution.pngAlumina Solution120 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister120 / min
1 sec
2 × Packaged Alumina Solution.pngPackaged Alumina Solution120 / min
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Packaged Fuel
2 × Fuel.pngFuel40 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister40 / min
3 sec
2 × Packaged Fuel.pngPackaged Fuel40 / min
Tier 5 - Fluid Packaging
Packaged Heavy Oil Residue
2 × Heavy Oil Residue.pngHeavy Oil Residue30 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister30 / min
4 sec
2 × Packaged Heavy Oil Residue.pngPackaged Heavy Oil Residue30 / min
Tier 5 - Fluid Packaging
Packaged Ionized Fuel
4 × Ionized Fuel.pngIonized Fuel80 / min
2 × Empty Fluid Tank.pngEmpty Fluid Tank40 / min
3 sec
2 × Packaged Ionized Fuel.pngPackaged Ionized Fuel40 / min
MAM Sulfur Research - Ionized Fuel
Packaged Liquid Biofuel
2 × Liquid Biofuel.pngLiquid Biofuel40 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister40 / min
3 sec
2 × Packaged Liquid Biofuel.pngPackaged Liquid Biofuel40 / min
Tier 5 - Fluid Packaging
Packaged Nitric Acid
1 × Nitric Acid.pngNitric Acid30 / min
1 × Empty Fluid Tank.pngEmpty Fluid Tank30 / min
2 sec
1 × Packaged Nitric Acid.pngPackaged Nitric Acid30 / min
Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Packaged Nitrogen Gas
4 × Nitrogen Gas.pngNitrogen Gas240 / min
1 × Empty Fluid Tank.pngEmpty Fluid Tank60 / min
1 sec
1 × Packaged Nitrogen Gas.pngPackaged Nitrogen Gas60 / min
Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Packaged Oil
2 × Crude Oil.pngCrude Oil30 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister30 / min
4 sec
2 × Packaged Oil.pngPackaged Oil30 / min
Tier 5 - Fluid Packaging
Packaged Rocket Fuel
2 × Rocket Fuel.pngRocket Fuel120 / min
1 × Empty Fluid Tank.pngEmpty Fluid Tank60 / min
1 sec
1 × Packaged Rocket Fuel.pngPackaged Rocket Fuel60 / min
MAM Sulfur Research - Rocket Fuel
Packaged Sulfuric Acid
2 × Sulfuric Acid.pngSulfuric Acid40 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister40 / min
3 sec
2 × Packaged Sulfuric Acid.pngPackaged Sulfuric Acid40 / min
Tier 7 - Control System Development
Packaged Turbofuel
2 × Turbofuel.pngTurbofuel20 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister20 / min
6 sec
2 × Packaged Turbofuel.pngPackaged Turbofuel20 / min
MAM Sulfur Research - Turbofuel OR
Tier 7 - Control System Development OR
Tier 5 - Oil Processing AND
MAM Sulfur Research - Compacted Coal
Packaged Water
2 × Water.pngWater60 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister60 / min
2 sec
2 × Packaged Water.pngPackaged Water60 / min
Tier 5 - Fluid Packaging
Unpackage Alumina Solution
2 × Packaged Alumina Solution.pngPackaged Alumina Solution120 / min
1 sec
2 × Alumina Solution.pngAlumina Solution120 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister120 / min
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Unpackage Fuel
2 × Packaged Fuel.pngPackaged Fuel60 / min
2 sec
2 × Fuel.pngFuel60 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister60 / min
Tier 5 - Fluid Packaging
Unpackage Heavy Oil Residue
2 × Packaged Heavy Oil Residue.pngPackaged Heavy Oil Residue20 / min
6 sec
2 × Heavy Oil Residue.pngHeavy Oil Residue20 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister20 / min
Tier 5 - Fluid Packaging
Unpackage Ionized Fuel
2 × Packaged Ionized Fuel.pngPackaged Ionized Fuel40 / min
3 sec
4 × Ionized Fuel.pngIonized Fuel80 / min
2 × Empty Fluid Tank.pngEmpty Fluid Tank40 / min
MAM Sulfur Research - Ionized Fuel
Unpackage Liquid Biofuel
2 × Packaged Liquid Biofuel.pngPackaged Liquid Biofuel60 / min
2 sec
2 × Liquid Biofuel.pngLiquid Biofuel60 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister60 / min
Tier 5 - Fluid Packaging
Unpackage Nitric Acid
1 × Packaged Nitric Acid.pngPackaged Nitric Acid20 / min
3 sec
1 × Nitric Acid.pngNitric Acid20 / min
1 × Empty Fluid Tank.pngEmpty Fluid Tank20 / min
Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Unpackage Nitrogen Gas
1 × Packaged Nitrogen Gas.pngPackaged Nitrogen Gas60 / min
1 sec
4 × Nitrogen Gas.pngNitrogen Gas240 / min
1 × Empty Fluid Tank.pngEmpty Fluid Tank60 / min
Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Unpackage Oil
2 × Packaged Oil.pngPackaged Oil60 / min
2 sec
2 × Crude Oil.pngCrude Oil60 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister60 / min
Tier 5 - Fluid Packaging
Unpackage Rocket Fuel
1 × Packaged Rocket Fuel.pngPackaged Rocket Fuel60 / min
1 sec
2 × Rocket Fuel.pngRocket Fuel120 / min
1 × Empty Fluid Tank.pngEmpty Fluid Tank60 / min
MAM Sulfur Research - Rocket Fuel
Unpackage Sulfuric Acid
1 × Packaged Sulfuric Acid.pngPackaged Sulfuric Acid60 / min
1 sec
1 × Sulfuric Acid.pngSulfuric Acid60 / min
1 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister60 / min
Tier 7 - Control System Development
Unpackage Turbofuel
2 × Packaged Turbofuel.pngPackaged Turbofuel20 / min
6 sec
2 × Turbofuel.pngTurbofuel20 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister20 / min
Tier 7 - Control System Development OR
MAM Sulfur Research - Turbofuel OR
Tier 5 - Oil Processing AND
MAM Sulfur Research - Compacted Coal
Unpackage Water
2 × Packaged Water.pngPackaged Water120 / min
1 sec
2 × Water.pngWater120 / min
2 × Empty Canister.pngEmpty Canister120 / min
Tier 5 - Fluid Packaging

Overclocking

Main article: Clock speed

The Packager can be overclocked using Power Shards. Overclocking increases the input/output speed of the Packager at the cost of exponentially increased power demand.

Clock speed 25% 50% 75% 100% 150% 200% 250%
Consumption (MW) 1.6 4 6.84 10 17.09 25 33.58

Head lift

Main article: Head lift

The Packager has a recommended head lift of 10 meters, measured from the center of its pipe outlet.

Unpackageable Fluids

The following fluids are not able to be packaged:

Using for vertical transport of fluids

For vertical transport of fluids, using Packagers and Conveyor Lifts instead of Pipelines and Pipeline Pumps can be more efficient, but only for extremely large vertical distances, due to the number of Packagers required to package/unpackage a full Pipeline of fluid. The break-even point varies by fluid as they all have different package/unpackage rates.

To approximately calculate the break-even amount of vertcal lift you:

  • Calculate the number of Packagers required to package and unpackage a full Pipeline (300/s for mk1 or 600/s for mk2) of fluid
    • Pipeline flow rate / package rate of fluid
    • Plus Pipeline flow rate / unpackage rate of fluid
  • Calculate the energy these Packagers require
    • Packager count * 10MW
    • Note this is simplified as it does not account for the lower-than-proportional energy usage of an underclocked machine, or the higher-than-proportional energy usage of a partially idle machine
  • Calculate the number of Pipeline Pumps that can be powered for the same energy
  • Calculate the total Head lift this many Pipeline Pumps will provide
  • This is the approximate break-even point

The equation for this is:

FLOOR( ( ( (pipe flow rate / package rate) + (pipe flow rate / unpackage rate) ) * packager power) / pump power ) * pump head lift


Where FLOOR() is a function that rounds down to the nearest integer.

Note this equation does not account for underclocked or partially idle Packagers, where a fractional number of Packagers is needed (e.g. 2.5 Packagers are needed to unpackage 300/s Water).

  • If fractional Packagers are underclocked to the exact required fraction then power use and break-even will be slightly less than this equation indicates due to better power efficiency
  • If fractional Packagers are left at 100% Clock speed and so are partially idle then power use and break-even will be slightly more than this equation indicates due to idle power draw
Break-even vertical height (metres) calculated using above equation
Fluid mk1 Pipeline mk2 Pipeline
mk1 Pipeline Pump mk2 Pipeline Pump mk1 Pipeline Pump mk2 Pipeline Pump
Alumina Solution 240 300 500 600
Fuel 620 750 1240 1550
Heavy Oil Residue 1240 1550 2500 3100
Liquid Biofuel 620 750 1240 1550
Nitric Acid 1240 1550 2500 3100
Nitrogen Gas* infinity infinity infinity infinity
Oil 740 900 1500 1850
Sulfuric Acid 620 750 1240 1550
Turbofuel 1500 1850 3000 3750
Water 360 450 740 900


Even the smallest break even point for any combinaton is 240 metres, or 60 4m Wall segments.

*Nitrogen Gas is a gas, not a liquid. As such does not require Head lift to transport vertically, so does not require any Pipeline Pumps.

Trivia

  • "PAC-IT MK1" is written on the machine, suggesting that higher marks would be available, though it has been denied by developers.[1]
  • Before the introduction of the Packager, Refineries were given the job of packaging and unpackaging liquids. Refineries that were constructed after the update lost this ability.
  • To calculate the energy spent to package / unpackage a certain fluid:
    • Energy = 600 MJ / (rate of un/packaging in X/min) . The multiplier for the item recipe can be ignored as only the rate is concerned.
  • Occasionally when overclocked the packager does an animation accompanied with audio that looks like its overloading and throwing the fluid around. This is only graphical, production is not effected.

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