Preheaters

There are cases where parts will underperform due to lower than optimal temperature. Such parts are mainly Sterling Systems' own turbine generators and they can take incredibly long to warm up once attached to a loop with significant volume with respect to the chosen size of generator. In order to meet those needs and accelerate the warmup, the System Preheater suite was created. Their role is to consume ThermalPower and completely (waste it) convert to waste heat to raise the loop temperature. These parts possess loop temperature selection (650, 900, 1100, 1300, 1600 K) and will shutoff at 5 degrees beyond the chosen temperature if radiators are inadequate.

Note

These only have value to System Heat users.