Insulated Gas Pipe

Insulated Gas Pipe
Carries Gas with minimal change in Temperature. Can be run through wall and floor tile.
Pipe insulation prevents gas contents from significantly changing temperature in transit.
Research	Improved Ventilation
Dimensions	1×1 tiles
Rotation	Directional
Category	Ventilation
Decor	-5 (Radius: 1 tile)
Materials
Raw Mineral	400 kg

Insulated Gas Pipe is a type of Gas Pipe that greatly slows down the heat exchange between the gas content and the environment. It costs 16 times mass compared to regular gas pipes.

Heat Exchange

The thermal conductivity of the Insulated Gas Pipe is reduced to 3.125% of the thermal conductivity of the building material. Furthermore, when calculating the heat exchange between the gas content and the Insulated Gas Pipe, it uses the lower value of thermal conductivity (which is very likely the one of the insulated pipe) instead of the average value when calculating for regular Gas Pipes. The 16x mass also means less temperature change for the same amount of DTU exchanged, which again slows down the heat transfer between insulated pipe and the tile it is on.

Due to inherently low Thermal Conductivity of most gasses Mafic Rock, Igneous Rock, or Sedimentary Rock are generally sufficient barring some extreme scenarios where Ceramic or even Insulation must be used.

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