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
A Pipeline Pump has a recommended head lift of 20 meters. Further reading: head lift

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 are always pointed backwards against the fluid flow direction.

Flow rate

 * A Pipeline Pump outputs the fluid at the speed which it receives them, it will not increase the flow rate.
 * Referring to the description "Outputs fluids at 300 m per minute" it might have a maximum work capacity of 300m³/min. Unfortunately, this is currently not verifiable because the Pipelines also max out at 300m³/min.

Unpowered pump

 * An unpowered pump still allows fluid to flow through in its pumping direction, allowing it to act as a one-way valve. This resets head lift on the output side of the unpowered pump to zero.

Snapping

 * A Pipeline Pump can be snapped to an existing pipeline, similar to a splitter.
 * A Pipeline Pump can be placed on Foundations for precise placement. You can rotate it in 90 degrees interval horizontally.
 * A Pipeline Pump can be placed on Walls for precise placement. You can rotate it in 45 degrees interval vertically.

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