Pipeline Pump

The Pipeline Pump is a building used to increase Pipeline pressure. It is directional, which is denoted with two arrows in its blueprint and also on the structure itself. It can be either built separately or attach to an already built Pipeline. A pipeline pump also snaps to Walls, making it easier to build pumps exactly 20 meters apart vertically.

Head Lift

 * Fluids have a head lift that dictates how far upwards they can travel in Pipelines. A one-meter rise requires one meter of head lift.
 * Head lift at a point is measured at the center point of a pipeline or pipeline pump, or a building's pipe connector.
 * , and  provide 10 meters head lift by default. Pipeline Pumps set the head lift of its center point to 20 m, allowing for a 20-meter rise. Note that the applied head lift is not accumulative, it is therefore necessary to space out the pumps evenly if the rise exceeds 20 m.

Flow direction
A Pipeline pump has a direction, as indicated by the arrows on its building hologram. Even when unpowered, a Pipeline Pump also act as a one-way valve: It prevents fluids from flowing backwards. The pistons of the pump is always pointed backwards against the fluid flow direction.

Flow rate

 * A Pipeline Pump does not affect the flow rate of the pipe at all. You cannot use it to boost the flow rate of a pipe.

History

 * Patch 0.3.3.0: Added audio feedback when head lift exceeds the maximum
 * Patch 0.3.1.0:
 * Can now be placed on Walls and Foundations
 * Fixed a typo in the UI
 * Patch 0.3: Introduced

External link

 * https://satisfactorygameguide.blogspot.com/2020/02/pipes-liquids-power.html Pipeline guide by Michael, Infograph by McGalleon