Setting the heat output of a part

[Paul Kingtiger]

I'm doing some research on the Universal Storage fuel cell and my target values are 2.3Kj per second output (we'll assume that 1Kj = 1 electric charge) so that's 2.3ec per second running at 50% efficiency .

So I want to also generate 2.3kjps of heat.

Using the stock ModuleResourceConverter is there a way I can specify the heat generated beyond setting GeneratesHeat = True

MODULE
{
  name = ModuleResourceConverter
  ConverterName  = #autoLOC_US_FuelTankCell //Fuel Cell
  StartActionName = #autoLOC_US_StartFuelCell //Start Fuel Cell
  StopActionName = #autoLOC_US_StopFuelCell //Stop Fuel Cell
  ToggleActionName = #autoLOC_US_ToggleFuelCell //Toggle Fuel Cell

  AutoShutdown = true
  GeneratesHeat = true
  UseSpecialistBonus = false

  INPUT_RESOURCE
  {
    ResourceName = Oxygen
    Ratio = 0.131636140348561
    FlowMode = STAGE_PRIORITY_FLOW
  }

  INPUT_RESOURCE
  {
    ResourceName = Hydrogen
    Ratio = 0.261609986312435
    FlowMode = STAGE_PRIORITY_FLOW
  }

  OUTPUT_RESOURCE
  {
    ResourceName = ElectricCharge
    Ratio = 2.3
    DumpExcess = false
  }

  OUTPUT_RESOURCE
  {
    ResourceName = Water
    Ratio = 0.000211621550127855
    DumpExcess = true
  }
}

 

[JadeOfMaar]

@Paul Kingtiger What you're looking for is help with ModuleCoreHeat{}, which can be found in the stock drills and Convert-O-Trons. Unfortunately it's hard for me to grasp/remember how to use this and configure heat exactly as I want it so I'd be just as grateful as you to get a decent answer on this. You may also want the TemperatureModifier{} and ThermalEfficiency{} which go inside of a ModuleResourceConverter{} associated with heat.

[Paul Kingtiger]

I've been using the Convert-O-Tron 250 to try and work out what's going on.

My understanding is that TemperatureModifier is a curve of how much heat a part generates at various heat levels:

TemperatureModifier
{
  key = 0 100000
  key = 750 50000
  key = 1000 10000
  key = 1250 500    
  key = 2000 50    
  key = 4000 0
}    

In the above example at 0K 2000kJ of heat is generated (the value is kilo-joules * 50)

Then at 750K 1000kJ is generated and so on.

I must admit I don't understand why a reaction would generate different amounts of heat based on the background temperature, but I don't know very much about temperature physics.
 

[Nertea]

The way the stock things are configured, if you don't have enough radiators and the part gets too hot, it will throttle like a CPU. It's a simplification because I guess heat simulation didn't get much attention. You can get constant production by just using one value (key = 0 whateverYouWantInKw*50) in the TemperatureModifier block.