Ventilation and plumbing idea

[DaX1987]

So lets say we have a 4 way junction of pipes with 1 in and the rest out. Normally whatever is flowing through alternates by 1-1-1.  My proposition is an adjustable junction similar to the valves and shut-off components.  Sure you can just add those to the lines, but they require duplicant operation and cannot be built into walls.  These junctions need not replace the valves and shut-offs, but should be an advanced method of controlling gas and liquid flow.

An example of how this should work would be hydrogen going to a generator and thermo-nullifier.  The generator uses more hydrogen but in gas flow, there would be an interruption in flow for a tiny bit of gas to fill the line going to the nullifier while the generator line is empty.  An automated gas shut-off will solve this without the need for dupe intervention, but controlling the output prom the junction is more efficient as the shut-off requires power to control one line while up to three lines can be adjusted at a point.

Another example is run-off at the toilets.  Since lavatories produce 11.7 kg of water per 5 kg used, you then have a net gain of water.  An enclosed system can get backed up quick and an open system consumes more power for constant pumping.  The valve can be used to slow the flow on the exit line of an enclosed system, but that could still create a water deficit in the system over time.  The automated shut-off is a better option but at the cost of power.  A junction with proper parameters set can send overflow to the exit line and send only what is needed to ensure your dupes always have a fully functioning lavatory.

 

This concludes my presentation.

tl;dr - adjustable pipe junctions > valves + shut-off

[Gwido]

Why not.

 

But I would prefer a valve that can be configure with a percentage instead of a fixed value, so that I could redirect 20% of a flow in a pipe and 80% in another.

[Sasza22]

I think most of what you need is doable with bridges.

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[DaX1987]

14 hours ago, Sasza22 said:

I think most of what you need is doable with bridges.

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I have to say, I've seen differential equations that made more sense than all that. Lol

Tho it may be possible with bridges, the flow looks like it will still become a 50-50 divide.  Is there a youtuber with a video on that tho? It really does look interesting .