Liquid/gas flow in Pipes

[Dapperdog]

Im having some trouble with how the game treats liquid/gas flow. Logically, if you connect two different pipes from the same source, both pipes should be getting some of the contents, but somehow I keep getting only one side being provided for while the other side seemingly being ignored.

 

The pipe leading upwards was built first, providing for some gas power plants. Ive built a second pipe leading towards the right, for logistical reasons, to provide for some other gas power plants.

Its not entirely clear here, but the gas is receding from the gas pipes leading upwards, in favor of the pipes built below.

 

That aside, Ive also noticed recently that the gas power plants, supplied for with gas from the same source, is not functioning together as they should, but at any time only one power plant will be operational, while the others sit idle.

 

Not sure whats entirely wrong with my built, but it would seem how the pipes are built being seemingly more important than how it should logically be functioning as in the real world.

Im pretty sure that parallel gas pipes for gas power plants used to work before.

Anyone else experiencing the same problem?

[Lilalaunekuh]

Build a gas/liquid bridge to split your pipes.

After a bridge you get an almost even distribution for up to 4 output pipes

[BlueLance]

For every split you have the amount of material delivered will be divided by the number of pipes, up to a maximum of four as Lilalaunekuh mentioned.

A solution might be to make a bridge which connects to the + pipe, s that the bridge is smack bang in the middle, then remove the segment underneath it. this will make sure that the gas will always be pumped equally between the three. 

It could also be some other issue, but without a zoomed out picture I think its just down to piping priority. Alt + S for screenshot mode if you do not know already

[KittenIsAGeek]

I've always used bridges at splits.  Without a bridge, you'll have an alternating flow, which can interrupt your generators.  The bridge allows only the amount of gas needed to siphon off the main pipe.  

However, the intermittent operation of your generators is PROBABLY the CO2 output flow.  If you use a single pipe from your generators, you'll have the problem of alternating flow, as mentioned above, which will force your generators idle until its their turn to vent their CO2.

hmm. Dunno why the gif isn't smooth.  I'll have to play around with my rendering settings.

[Lifegrow]

As mentioned above - using bridges to split packets evenly is the way to go.

One bridge can split gas evenly in 4 directions. This can then be expanded upon further for those larger builds. The bottleneck ultimately becomes how many packets you need to move. (i.e. 1kg/s split through 10 pipes will only get you the equivalent of a 100g/s supply.)

Spoiler

 

Here to show how it can be expanded, i've bridged into a 50/50 spit pipe, then each bridge will spit their feed in 4 directions. 

 

 

[Dapperdog]

Thanks guys, will certainly try it out