To help players design better bases for centrally heated/cooled bases and/or freezer designs
Tested 11 Room Styles for cooling efficiency :
"Room Size 5x5"
Ambient Temperature 15
Cooler set to max negative temp -270
Primary Findings :
1) 1 Tier Wall Temperature Differential = 40 degrees approx
2) 2 Tier Walls Temperature Differential = 50 degrees approx
3) 3 Tier Walls are a waste of time, similar to 2 Walls
4) Air locks do help maintain more efficient cooling especially if pawns are entering/exiting
5) Exploit Trick of cooling 1 square room and venting to freezer room works
Misc Findings:
1) Wall insulates better than a door
2) Doors Count as a separate room
3) Gaps Between triple doors count as 2 separate rooms
4) Temperature calculations seem to ignore diagonals, *see bottom right most corner
5) "Air locks" don't matter in size if no one is entering or leaving
Please pardon me if i have missed anything. Or suggest a different layout to test.
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Tested 11 Room Styles for cooling efficiency :
"Room Size 5x5"
Ambient Temperature 15
Cooler set to max negative temp -270
Primary Findings :
1) 1 Tier Wall Temperature Differential = 40 degrees approx
2) 2 Tier Walls Temperature Differential = 50 degrees approx
3) 3 Tier Walls are a waste of time, similar to 2 Walls
4) Air locks do help maintain more efficient cooling especially if pawns are entering/exiting
5) Exploit Trick of cooling 1 square room and venting to freezer room works
Misc Findings:
1) Wall insulates better than a door
2) Doors Count as a separate room
3) Gaps Between triple doors count as 2 separate rooms
4) Temperature calculations seem to ignore diagonals, *see bottom right most corner
5) "Air locks" don't matter in size if no one is entering or leaving
Please pardon me if i have missed anything. Or suggest a different layout to test.
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