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Fuels
Voluminous Energy provides various sources of fuels, both solid and liquid, that have different ways to be obtained. These fuels can be used for Energy (FE) production or for machines (Tile Entities) that directly use solid or liquid fuels.
Solid fuels are the most primitive and are based on vanilla mechanics. Voluminous Energy adds two solid fuels, Coal Coke and Petcoke.
| Fuel | Burn time (ticks) | Obtain method |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 1,600 | Coal Ore |
| Charcoal | 1,600 | Smelting logs |
| Coal Block | 16,000 | 9x Coal crafted in the crafting table |
| Coal Coke | 3,200 | Blasting Coal in the Primitive Blast Furnace |
| Petcoke | 4,000 | Distillation of Crude Oil and Naphtha |
Coal Coke is obtained via blasting Coal in the Primitive Blast Furnace. Coal Coke is an effective solid fuel with double the efficiency of traditional Coal. In furnaces and Stirling Generators, it typically lasts 3,200 ticks.
Petcoke is generated as a byproduct when distilling petroleum products in the Distillation Unit. Petcoke, like Coal Coke and Coal, is a carbon-rich solid fuel. In furnaces and Stirling Generators, it typically lasts 4,000 ticks.
Liquid fuels, in comparison to solid fuels, are more complex to obtain, process, and consume. Voluminous Energy adds 9 usable liquid fuels.
| Fuel | Volumetric Energy (FE/B) | Compressed Air (FE/t) | Oxygen (FE/t) | Dinitrogen Tetroxide (FE/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil | 25,600 | 16 | 32 | 64 |
| Naphtha | 51,200 | 32 | 64 | 128 |
| Gasoline | 204,800 | 128 | 256 | 512 |
| Diesel | 256,000 | 160 | 320 | 640 |
| Biofuel | 115,200 | 72 | 144 | 288 |
| Light Fuels | 102,400 | 64 | 128 | 256 |
| Treethanol | 102,400 | 64 | 128 | 256 |
| Liquified Coal | 102,400 | 64 | 128 | 256 |
| Liquified Coke | 204,800 | 128 | 256 | 512 |
| Nitroglycerin | 374,400 | 234 | 468 | 936 |
Volumetric Energy is the maximum amount of energy stored in 1 bucket worth of a liquid. Using different Oxidizers changes the efficiency in which these are burned in, with poorer oxidizers, such as Compressed Air, yielding less energy output from 1 bucket than compared to Dinitrogen Tetroxide.
Crude oil is one of the most basic and easiest to obtain liquid fuels added by Voluminous Energy. Crude oil can be found throughout the world either in Oil Geysers or in Oil Lakes.
Crude oil has a volumetric energy of 25,600 FE/B, which makes it one of the most inefficient liquid fuels added by Voluminous Energy. It's highly recommended to refine Crude Oil in the Distillation Unit to obtain more efficient liquid fuels and Petcoke.
Naphtha is one of two liquids obtained after processing Crude Oil in the Distillation Unit (alongside Light Fuel). Naphtha, although more efficient than Crude Oil, is still not the most effective liquid fuel available in Voluminous Energy. Since Naphtha can be refined further in the Distillation Unit, it's recommended to further refine Naphtha into more effective fuels. However, this may not be practical early on, which may be a reason to burn it in the early-mid game.
Naphtha has a volumetric energy of 51,200 FE/B, which is double that of Crude Oil.
Gasoline is one of the final end products of the Crude Oil refining chain. It is one of the more efficient fuels added in Voluminous Energy. It cannot be refined further.
Gasoline has a volumetric energy of 204,800 FE/B.
Diesel is one of the final end products of the Crude Oil refining chain. It is one of the most efficient fuels added in Voluminous Energy. It cannot be refined further
Diesel has a volumetric energy of 256,000 FE/B.
Biofuel is an organic fuel obtained from aqueoulizing (dissolving) Biomass (obtained from shredding plants in the Crusher). Biofuel is a renewable alternative to petroleum-based liquid fuels.
Biofuel has a volumetric energy of 115,200 FE/B.
Light Fuels is one of the easiest efficient petroleum-based liquid fuels obtainable in Voluminous Energy. The initial processing of Crude Oil will result in lots of Light Fuels. Considering that Light Fuels cannot be refined further, it would be wise to burn Light Fuels alongside petroleum-based fuels down the refining chain since you'll obtain a lot of Light Fuels in the distillation process anyway.
Light Fuel has a volumetric energy of 102,400 FE/B.
Liquified Coal is obtained by aqueoulizing (dissolving) Coal Dust in the Aqueoulizer. Coal Dust can be obtained by crushing Coal in the Crusher. Liquified Coal provides an alternative path for obtaining liquid fuels for machines (Tile Entities) that require liquid fuels for use.
Liquified Coal has volumetric energy of 102,400 FE/B.
Liquified Coke is obtained by aqueoulizing (dissolving) Coke Dust in the Aqueoulizer. Coke Dust can be obtained by crushing Coal Coke in the Crusher. Liquified Coke, like Liquified Coal, provides an alternative path for obtaining liquid fuels. Since Coke has double the energy contents of Coal, this property carries over into liquid form, as Liquifieid Coke has double the volumetric energy compared to Liquified Coal.
Liquified Coke has a volumetric energy of 204,800 FE/B, which is double that of Liquified Coal.
Nitroglycerin is an endgame fuel that has the highest Volumetric Energy out of all the liquid fuels as of 0.3. It has a volumetric energy of 374,400 FE/B.
Treethanol is an ethanol fuel made from trees. It can be obtained as a byproduct from distilling tree sap in the Distillation Unit. Treethanol's volumetric energy is the same as Liquified Coal and Light Fuel, which is 102,400 FE/B.