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Why this little bit of water isn't heated by 100kg of steam next to it? (programming.dev)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/oxygennotincluded

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Can someone explain this? Steam turbine can't consume steam, because it's blocked by this.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't play oni, but irl if your steam is 100°C then it can't heat adjacent water without condensating (the heat has to come from somewhere). I'm pretty sure oni has such a model. Also think of pressure, if the entire chamber is full of pressurized steam then it won't be able to evaporate more steam into it because the boiling temperature at that pressure will be so high.

Irl, salt water is also harder to boil. Maybe this is just incredibly saline water and the boiling temperature is simply really really high?

[–] nezbyte 2 points 8 months ago

A saturated brine solution (about 28% salt by weight) boils at 109°C. In industrial applications, steam temperatures typically range from 200°C to 550°C.