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	Atmospherics is a branch of [[engineering]] responsible for air on a station and producing new gases.		Atmospherics is a branch of [[engineering]] responsible for air on a station and producing new gases.

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	=== Rationing Gas for Internals ===		=== Rationing Gas for Internals ===
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	Using this knowledge of partial pressure and the ideal gas law, breathing from internals can be optimized to last as long as possible.		Using this knowledge of partial pressure and the ideal gas law, breathing from internals can be optimized to last as long as possible.

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imported>KestrelCruiser: Rewritten for clarity, added lots of info regarding measurements of gas and breathing/atmosphere mechanics

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	''Main article: [[Pipes and vents]]''		''Main article: [[Pipes and vents]]''

	==Pressure and ~~moles~~==		==Temperature, Pressure, and Mols==
	[[File:Gas analyzer.png]]		[[File:Gas analyzer.png]]

	All ~~gas~~ can be quantified by ~~its pressure~~, ~~mole amount~~, and temperature. ~~These three variables are closely related and directly affect one another. If you add more~~ gas~~(# of moles) to~~ a given ~~area~~, ~~the pressure will increase. Take the same amount of moles~~ and ~~lower the volume by using a smaller room and the pressure will be even larger. If you then heat up~~ the gas~~, the pressure will be even larger still. The opposite~~ is ~~also true, less gas means lower pressure. cooling down gas will also lower the pressure~~. ~~Volume, or size~~ of ~~the room~~, ~~also plays a role in pressure. A larger area will require more gas while a smaller area will require less gas to reach the same pressure. Using~~ this ~~knowledge we can understand why pressure~~ is ~~low in space: its area is large and temperature is low~~.		Gases expand to fill their container, or escape into the space around them when not in a container. All gases can be quantified by their pressures, quantities (in mols, pronounced "moles"), and temperature. Pressure is how tightly a gas is packed into a given volume, mols show how much gas there is in total, and temperature is how hot the gas is. Each of these variables are closely related, and directly affect one another -- this is known as the Ideal Gas Law.

	~~Moles are a way~~ of ~~measuring how much gas is present in~~ a given ~~area~~. A ~~higher pressure does not always mean~~ more ~~of a~~ gas ~~in the given area. If you want~~ to ~~physically fit~~ a ~~larger amount~~ of a gas in a ~~specific area, you~~ will ~~need to cool~~ the gas ~~down~~ to ~~lower~~ the temperature, ~~thus lowering~~ the pressure ~~allowing more moles to fit inside the given area~~.		* '''Increasing the volume of a given container''' (a room, gas canister, gas tank, or another containment device) '''will lower the temperature and pressure.''' A larger room or tank requires more gas to fill than a smaller one.
			* '''Increasing the mols of gas in a container will increase the pressure.''' Adding more gas to a room or tank will make it more pressurized, and removing gas from it will decrease its pressure.
			* '''Increasing the temperature of a gas will increase its pressure.''' Making a gas hotter makes it expand, pushing harder against the edges of its container, and cooling it will decrease its pressure.

	~~If you open a canister will 100 moles of air into a large hallway~~, ~~you will hardly notice a difference~~ in ~~pressure~~. ~~However~~, ~~if you open the same tank in a small room~~ the ~~pressure difference will be greater~~.		Pressure is measured in kilopascals ('''kPa'''), quantity is measured in mols ('''mol'''), and temperature is measured in both Kelvin ('''K''') and degrees Celsius ('''°C'''). To convert from degrees Celsius to Kelvin, add 273.15 to the number.

	~~The~~ standard ~~livable air requirements are about 20 moles~~ of oxygen and ~~80 moles of~~ nitrogen at ~~a pressure of 101kpa~~ and ~~temperature of 20° Celsius~~. ~~If you have less than~~ 20 ~~moles~~ of oxygen ~~present~~, your character ~~will begin~~ to gasp ~~and~~ take ~~oxygen deprivation~~ damage. ~~If the pressure~~ is ~~any lower or higher than 101kpa~~, your character ~~will begin to take brute damage~~ in ~~relation to the depressurization or overpressurization levels. If the temperature is much lower or higher~~ than 20°C, you risk your character taking burn damage from the extreme cold or heat. Scrubbers and vents can help fix issues with gas ratios and adjusting pressure. For more information on how they work, refer to [[Pipes and vents]].		When dealing with multiple gases, they can be divided into the fraction of pressure that they contribute to the atmosphere, also known as their partial pressures. For example, the standard station atmosphere is a mix of 21% oxygen and 79% nitrogen, at 101.3kPa and 293.15K (20'''°'''C). This means that of the 101.3kPa atmosphere, there is about 21.3kPa from oxygen and 80.0kPa from nitrogen. This is particularly useful when manually setting an appropriate pressure for internals, as your character only needs to breathe 20 mol of oxygen or nitrogen (or 20kPa partial pressure of the standard atmosphere) to not gasp or take airloss damage. This is different from over/underpressure damage, which comes from the environment your character is in rather than breathing.

	~~Generally speaking:~~		When your character gasps (while alive and not crit), it means you are not breathing enough oxygen or nitrogen. This happens at below 80% of the normal level, or 16 mols in a breath. Gasping will take longer to recover from when breathing below 20 mol per breath, and will not stop when at or below 16 mol per breath. Some species, such as Slimes, are resistant to airloss damage, but gasping damage will still occur at the same thresholds.
	*More gas(# of ~~moles) = more pressure~~.
	*Less gas(~~# of moles~~) ~~= less~~ pressure.		Barotrauma (pressure damage) occurs when the environment is over- or under-pressurized, and damage increases the more extreme the pressure is. Some species, such as Arachnids, are resistant to pressure damage, but it will still occur at the same threshold.
	*Hot gas = more pressure.
	*Cold gas = less pressure.		Burn damage (damage from extremely high or low temperature) occurs when the environment is too hot or cold for your character. These thresholds are different for different species. For example, Reptilians favor higher temperatures and can survive comfortably in hotter environments, but will take damage from meager lower temperatures that other species find livable.
	*Large hallway = more moles/higher temperatures ~~needed to notice pressure change.~~
	*Small hallway = less moles/higher temperatures ~~needed to notice pressure change~~.

	[[Category:Guides]]		[[Category:Guides]]

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	\| [[File:Oxygen gas.png\|frame\|none\|Oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>)]] \|\| A colorless, odorless, and reactive gas. Oxygen is breathable for most species aboard the station, but toxic for Vox to breathe. Enables flammable gasses to ignite and burn. Every station includes a gas miner for oxygen, as it is a primary component of the station's atmosphere.		\| [[File:Oxygen gas.png\|frame\|none\|Oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>)]] \|\| A colorless, odorless, and reactive gas. Oxygen is breathable for most species aboard the station, but toxic for Vox to breathe. Enables flammable gasses to ignite and burn. Every station includes a gas miner for oxygen, as it is a primary component of the station's atmosphere.
	Canisters containing oxygen are painted blue, with a horizontal white stripe. It can also be found inside similarly colored gas tanks. Extended emergency oxygen tanks are painted yellow, instead. \|\| 20		Canisters containing oxygen are painted blue, with a horizontal white stripe. It can also be found inside similarly colored gas tanks. Extended emergency oxygen tanks are painted yellow, instead.
	\|1.4\|\| 32		\|20\|\| 1.4
	\|~~None~~		\|32
			\|0
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[File:Nitrogen gas.png\|frame\|none\|Nitrogen (N<sub>2</sub>)]] \|\| A colorless, odorless, and inert gas. Breathable by Slimes and Vox. Every station includes a gas miner for oxygen, as it makes up the bulk of a station's atmosphere.		\| [[File:Nitrogen gas.png\|frame\|none\|Nitrogen (N<sub>2</sub>)]] \|\| A colorless, odorless, and inert gas. Breathable by Slimes and Vox. Every station includes a gas miner for oxygen, as it makes up the bulk of a station's atmosphere.
	Canisters containing nitrogen are painted solid red. Nitrogen gas tanks may also include a white stripe. \|\| 30		Canisters containing nitrogen are painted solid red. Nitrogen gas tanks may also include a white stripe.
	\|1.4\|\| 28		\|30\|\| 1.4
	\|~~None~~		\|28
			\|0
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[File:Carbon dioxide.png\|frame\|none\|Carbon Dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>)]] \|\| A colorless, odorless, relatively inert gas. Exhaled by creatures that breathe oxygen. Toxic in high enough quantities. The reason why atmospheric technicians are employed. Some stations include carbon dioxide gas miners.		\| [[File:Carbon dioxide.png\|frame\|none\|Carbon Dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>)]] \|\| A colorless, odorless, relatively inert gas. Exhaled by creatures that breathe oxygen. Toxic in high enough quantities. The reason why atmospheric technicians are employed. Some stations include carbon dioxide gas miners.
	Canisters containing carbon dioxide are painted solid black. \|\| 30		Canisters containing carbon dioxide are painted solid black.
	\|1.3\|\| 44		\|30\|\| 1.3
	\|~~None~~		\|44
			\|0
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|PlasmaChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Plasma}} \|\| A purple, putrid, highly-combustible, and toxic gas. Will combust when in the presence of oxygen and ignited. Vitally important to industrial and scientific activities aboard NanoTrasen stations, such as some chemical reactions or power generation. Formerly known as phoron.		\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|PlasmaChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Plasma}} \|\| A purple, putrid, highly-combustible, and toxic gas. Will combust when in the presence of oxygen and ignited. Vitally important to industrial and scientific activities aboard NanoTrasen stations, such as some chemical reactions or power generation. Formerly known as phoron.
	Canisters containing plasma are painted solid red-orange, with a white "P" near the bottom. It can also be found inside orange plasma gas tanks, dispensable from Engineering's gas tank dispensers.\|\| ~~200~~		Canisters containing plasma are painted solid red-orange, with a white "P" near the bottom. It can also be found inside orange plasma gas tanks, dispensable from Engineering's gas tank dispensers.
	\|1.7\|\| 120		\|20\|\| 1.7
	\|~~None~~		\|120
			\|0
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|TritiumChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Tritium (H)}}\|\| A green, highly-combustible, and radioactive gas. Will combust when in the presence of oxygen and ignited. Not mined or found on station at round-start, but can be produced through controlled burns of plasma.		\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|TritiumChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Tritium (H)}}\|\| A green, highly-combustible, and radioactive gas. Will combust when in the presence of oxygen and ignited. Not mined or found on station at round-start, but can be produced through controlled burns of plasma.
	Canisters containing plasma can be painted neon green with black hazard stripes, but they are not found on stations at round-start. \|\| 10		Canisters containing plasma can be painted neon green with black hazard stripes, but they are not found on stations at round-start.
	\|1.3\|\| 6		\|10\|\| 1.3
			\|6
	\|2.5		\|2.5
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|WaterWaporChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Water Vapor (H2O)}}\|\| Water in gaseous form. Due to the unique environment of space, does not condense into liquid water. Causes heat damage to Slimes on contact. Some stations include a water vapor gas miners.		\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|WaterWaporChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Water Vapor (H2O)}}\|\| Water in gaseous form. Due to the unique environment of space, does not condense into liquid water. Causes heat damage to Slimes on contact. Some stations include a water vapor gas miners.
	Canisters containing water vapor are painted black, with pale red stripes. \|\| 40		Canisters containing water vapor are painted black, with pale red stripes.
	\|1.33\|\| 18		\|40\|\| 1.33
	\|~~None~~		\|18
			\|0
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) \|\| A faint purple, pungent-smelling gas. Breeds disease, and toxic in high enough concentrations. A byproduct of nasty biological processes, including rotting bodies. Formerly known as miasma.		\| Ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) \|\| A faint purple, pungent-smelling gas. Breeds disease, and toxic in high enough concentrations. A byproduct of nasty biological processes, including rotting bodies. Formerly known as miasma.
	Canisters containing ammonia are painted light green, with yellow stripes. \|\| 20		Canisters containing ammonia are painted light green, with yellow stripes.
	\|1.4\|\| 44		\|20\|\| 1.4
			\|44
	\|0.15		\|0.15
	\|-		\|-
	\| Nitrous Oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) \|\| A colorless, odorless, inert gas. Otherwise known as "laughing" or "sleeping" gas, it acts as a sedative to non-Slimes and is toxic in very high concentrations. Exhaled by Slimes.		\| Nitrous Oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) \|\| A colorless, odorless, inert gas. Otherwise known as "laughing" or "sleeping" gas, it acts as a sedative to non-Slimes and is toxic in very high concentrations. Exhaled by Slimes.
	Canisters containing nitrous oxide are painted red, with pale red stripes. \|\| 40		Canisters containing nitrous oxide are painted red, with pale red stripes.
	\|1.3\|\| 44		\|40\|\| 1.3
			\|44
	\|0.1		\|0.1
	\|-		\|-
	\| Frezon \|\| A light blue, odorless refrigerant gas. Used as an industrial coolant and thermal-exchange gas. Used recreationally by some for its euphoric effects, before their lungs freeze out. Reacts with nitrogen to produce nitrous oxide and drastically cool the atmosphere. Not mined or found on station at round-start, but can be produced through controlled reactions of tritium, oxygen, and nitrogen. Though it is less valuable per mole than tritium, far more frezon can be produced from a given amount of tritium, and as such it is a highly valuable gas to sell for spesos.		\| Frezon \|\| A light blue, odorless refrigerant gas. Used as an industrial coolant and thermal-exchange gas. Used recreationally by some for its euphoric effects, before their lungs freeze out. Reacts with nitrogen to produce nitrous oxide and drastically cool the atmosphere. Not mined or found on station at round-start, but can be produced through controlled reactions of tritium, oxygen, and nitrogen. Though it is less valuable per mole than tritium, far more frezon can be produced from a given amount of tritium, and as such it is a highly valuable gas to sell for spesos.
	Canisters containing frezon are painted light blue, with white stripes. \|\| ~~600~~		Canisters containing frezon are painted light blue, with white stripes.
	\|1.33\|\| 50		\|600\|\| 1.33
			\|50
	\|1.0		\|1.0
	\|}		\|}

imported>KestrelCruiser: More complete descriptions of each gas, added info on the appearance of gas canisters, added Heat Capacity Ratio and Spesos Per Mol When Selling data, made the station's standard atmosphere exact instead of approximate, and added lungs to the list of places gas can be.

2026-06-11T06:33:07Z

More complete descriptions of each gas, added info on the appearance of gas canisters, added Heat Capacity Ratio and Spesos Per Mol When Selling data, made the station's standard atmosphere exact instead of approximate, and added lungs to the list of places gas can be.

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	''Main article: [[Gases]]''<br>		''Main article: [[Gases]]''<br>

	The bread and butter of an [[Atmospheric Technician]]. Gases can be found:		The bread and butter of the [[Atmospheric Technician]]. Gases can be found within:

	# ~~In the~~ air around you, so long as there are four walls and a floor enclosing it and preventing it from escaping into space,		# The air around you, so long as there are four walls and a floor enclosing it and preventing it from escaping into space,
	# ~~In containers~~ like portable gas tanks and large gas ~~cylinders~~, ~~and~~		# Containers like portable gas tanks and large gas canisters,
	# ~~In pipes~~ and other atmospheric devices.		# Pipes and other atmospheric devices, and
	~~About 78~~% nitrogen ~~to 22% oxygen is the standard air mix~~.		# Your character's lungs (hopefully)
			The standard station atmosphere is a mix of 21% oxygen and 79% nitrogen, at 101.3kPa and 293.15K (20'''°'''C).
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	! Gas !! Description !! Specific Heat Capacity !! Molar Mass (g/mol)		! Gas !! Description !! Specific Heat Capacity
			!Heat Capacity Ratio!! Molar Mass (g/mol)
			!Spesos per mol when selling
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	\| [[File:Oxygen gas.png\|frame\|none\|Oxygen]] \|\| ~~Colorless~~, reactive gas ~~that Humans need~~ to breathe to ~~stay alive~~. ~~Key oxidizing agent in most combustion reactions~~. \|\| 20 \|\| 32		\| [[File:Oxygen gas.png\|frame\|none\|Oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>)]] \|\| A colorless, odorless, and reactive gas. Oxygen is breathable for most species aboard the station, but toxic for Vox to breathe. Enables flammable gasses to ignite and burn. Every station includes a gas miner for oxygen, as it is a primary component of the station's atmosphere.
			Canisters containing oxygen are painted blue, with a horizontal white stripe. It can also be found inside similarly colored gas tanks. Extended emergency oxygen tanks are painted yellow, instead. \|\| 20
			\|1.4\|\| 32
			\|None
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	\| [[File:Nitrogen gas.png\|frame\|none\|Nitrogen]] \|\| ~~Colorless~~, odorless, inert gas. ~~Somehow,~~ Slimes and Vox ~~breathe this~~. \|\| 30 \|\| 28		\| [[File:Nitrogen gas.png\|frame\|none\|Nitrogen (N<sub>2</sub>)]] \|\| A colorless, odorless, and inert gas. Breathable by Slimes and Vox. Every station includes a gas miner for oxygen, as it makes up the bulk of a station's atmosphere.
			Canisters containing nitrogen are painted solid red. Nitrogen gas tanks may also include a white stripe. \|\| 30
			\|1.4\|\| 28
			\|None
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[File:Carbon dioxide.png\|frame\|none\|Carbon Dioxide]] \|\| ~~Colorless~~, odorless, relatively inert gas. Exhaled by creatures that breathe oxygen. Toxic in high enough quantities. The reason why atmospheric technicians are employed. \|\| 30 \|\| 44		\| [[File:Carbon dioxide.png\|frame\|none\|Carbon Dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>)]] \|\| A colorless, odorless, relatively inert gas. Exhaled by creatures that breathe oxygen. Toxic in high enough quantities. The reason why atmospheric technicians are employed. Some stations include carbon dioxide gas miners.
			Canisters containing carbon dioxide are painted solid black. \|\| 30
			\|1.3\|\| 44
			\|None
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|PlasmaChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Plasma}} \|\| ~~Purple~~, putrid, highly-combustible, and toxic gas. ~~Combusts~~ in the presence of oxygen. ~~Unfortunately, it is also vitally~~ important to industrial and scientific activities aboard ~~Nanotrasen~~ stations.\|\| 200 \|\| 120		\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|PlasmaChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Plasma}} \|\| A purple, putrid, highly-combustible, and toxic gas. Will combust when in the presence of oxygen and ignited. Vitally important to industrial and scientific activities aboard NanoTrasen stations, such as some chemical reactions or power generation. Formerly known as phoron.
			Canisters containing plasma are painted solid red-orange, with a white "P" near the bottom. It can also be found inside orange plasma gas tanks, dispensable from Engineering's gas tank dispensers.\|\| 200
			\|1.7\|\| 120
			\|None
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	\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|TritiumChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Tritium}} \|\| ~~Green~~, highly-combustible, and radioactive. ~~Combusts~~ in the presence of oxygen. ~~It is not~~ mined, ~~and its production is a highly~~-~~guarded trade secret~~. \|\| 10 \|\| 6		\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|TritiumChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Tritium (H)}}\|\| A green, highly-combustible, and radioactive gas. Will combust when in the presence of oxygen and ignited. Not mined or found on station at round-start, but can be produced through controlled burns of plasma.
			Canisters containing plasma can be painted neon green with black hazard stripes, but they are not found on stations at round-start. \|\| 10
			\|1.3\|\| 6
			\|2.5
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|WaterWaporChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Water Vapor}} \|\| Water in gaseous form. Due to the unique environment of space, does not condense into liquid water. \|\| 40 \|\| 18		\| {{EmbedVideo Gif Frame\|WaterWaporChamberGif.mp4\|dims=200px\|caption=Water Vapor (H2O)}}\|\| Water in gaseous form. Due to the unique environment of space, does not condense into liquid water. Causes heat damage to Slimes on contact. Some stations include a water vapor gas miners.
			Canisters containing water vapor are painted black, with pale red stripes. \|\| 40
			\|1.33\|\| 18
			\|None
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Miasma~~(~~Ammonia~~) \|\| ~~Purple~~, ~~foul~~-smelling gas. Breeds disease, toxic~~, and harmful~~ in ~~sufficiently large~~ concentrations. A ~~by-product~~ of nasty biological processes, including rotting bodies. \|\| 20 \|\| 44		\| Ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) \|\| A faint purple, pungent-smelling gas. Breeds disease, and toxic in high enough concentrations. A byproduct of nasty biological processes, including rotting bodies. Formerly known as miasma.
			Canisters containing ammonia are painted light green, with yellow stripes. \|\| 20
			\|1.4\|\| 44
			\|0.15
	\|-		\|-
	\| Nitrous Oxide \|\| ~~Colorless~~, odorless gas. Otherwise known as "laughing" or "~~sleepy~~" gas, it acts as a sedative to non-Slimes and is toxic in very high concentrations. ~~Unfortunately, this stuff is exhaled~~ by Slimes. \|\| 40 \|\| 44		\| Nitrous Oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) \|\| A colorless, odorless, inert gas. Otherwise known as "laughing" or "sleeping" gas, it acts as a sedative to non-Slimes and is toxic in very high concentrations. Exhaled by Slimes.
			Canisters containing nitrous oxide are painted red, with pale red stripes. \|\| 40
			\|1.3\|\| 44
			\|0.1
	\|-		\|-
	\| Frezon \|\| ~~Blue-greenish~~ gas. Used as an industrial coolant. Used recreationally by some for its euphoric effects, before their lungs freeze out. ~~Proposition 65 Warning~~. \|\| 600 \|\| 50		\| Frezon \|\| A light blue, odorless refrigerant gas. Used as an industrial coolant and thermal-exchange gas. Used recreationally by some for its euphoric effects, before their lungs freeze out. Reacts with nitrogen to produce nitrous oxide and drastically cool the atmosphere. Not mined or found on station at round-start, but can be produced through controlled reactions of tritium, oxygen, and nitrogen. Though it is less valuable per mole than tritium, far more frezon can be produced from a given amount of tritium, and as such it is a highly valuable gas to sell for spesos.
			Canisters containing frezon are painted light blue, with white stripes. \|\| 600
			\|1.33\|\| 50
			\|1.0
	\|}		\|}

imported>DrunkDwarf: /* Mix Chamber */ Fixed a typo, Sever => Severe

2026-03-24T20:41:33Z

Mix Chamber: Fixed a typo, Sever => Severe

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	The mix chamber is an empty holding area with its own separate loop of pipes and pumps in atmospherics. The mix loop is generally marked with brown pipes and the holding chamber can usually be found close to the external hull, separated from the station by reinforced walls and windows. There will be an emergency button nearby to vent the chamber to space if you need to dump your mix in case an accident arises, or you just wish to reset the chamber for a new mix. The mix chamber is here for you to experiment with different mixes, ratios, temperatures, and pressures while combining gases.		The mix chamber is an empty holding area with its own separate loop of pipes and pumps in atmospherics. The mix loop is generally marked with brown pipes and the holding chamber can usually be found close to the external hull, separated from the station by reinforced walls and windows. There will be an emergency button nearby to vent the chamber to space if you need to dump your mix in case an accident arises, or you just wish to reset the chamber for a new mix. The mix chamber is here for you to experiment with different mixes, ratios, temperatures, and pressures while combining gases.

	On most stations the Mix chamber will loop around to the [[Power#Thermoelectric Generator (TEG)\|TEG]], or to a passive vent in space. It is generally bad practice to have your mix loop flow back into the waste loop to recycle any unspent gases. Doing so can cause ~~sever~~ temperature issues on the entire station. You should '''NEVER''' have the mix loop flow into distro or waste loops unless you have a [[Traitor\|very good reason.]] Most savvy Atmospherics Technicians physically disconnect the mix loop from distro at round start to prevent an easy sabotage target or accident from occurring later in the round.		On most stations the Mix chamber will loop around to the [[Power#Thermoelectric Generator (TEG)\|TEG]], or to a passive vent in space. It is generally bad practice to have your mix loop flow back into the waste loop to recycle any unspent gases. Doing so can cause severe temperature issues on the entire station. You should '''NEVER''' have the mix loop flow into distro or waste loops unless you have a [[Traitor\|very good reason.]] Most savvy Atmospherics Technicians physically disconnect the mix loop from distro at round start to prevent an easy sabotage target or accident from occurring later in the round.

	See the guide to [[Gases]] if you are interested to learn how different gases interact with each other at different temperatures and pressures.		See the guide to [[Gases]] if you are interested to learn how different gases interact with each other at different temperatures and pressures.

imported>KindaNice: turns out default station mix is 78-22

2026-03-16T00:43:04Z

turns out default station mix is 78-22

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	# In containers like portable gas tanks and large gas cylinders, and		# In containers like portable gas tanks and large gas cylinders, and
	# In pipes and other atmospheric devices.		# In pipes and other atmospheric devices.
	About 79% nitrogen to 21% oxygen is the standard air mix.		About 78% nitrogen to 22% oxygen is the standard air mix.
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imported>KindaNice: fixing TEG section link, and SME doesn't exist

2026-02-21T19:20:50Z

fixing TEG section link, and SME doesn't exist

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	The mix chamber is an empty holding area with its own separate loop of pipes and pumps in atmospherics. The mix loop is generally marked with brown pipes and the holding chamber can usually be found close to the external hull, separated from the station by reinforced walls and windows. There will be an emergency button nearby to vent the chamber to space if you need to dump your mix in case an accident arises, or you just wish to reset the chamber for a new mix. The mix chamber is here for you to experiment with different mixes, ratios, temperatures, and pressures while combining gases.		The mix chamber is an empty holding area with its own separate loop of pipes and pumps in atmospherics. The mix loop is generally marked with brown pipes and the holding chamber can usually be found close to the external hull, separated from the station by reinforced walls and windows. There will be an emergency button nearby to vent the chamber to space if you need to dump your mix in case an accident arises, or you just wish to reset the chamber for a new mix. The mix chamber is here for you to experiment with different mixes, ratios, temperatures, and pressures while combining gases.

	On most stations the Mix chamber will loop around ~~to either the [[Supermatter]] chamber,~~ to the [[Power#~~The~~ Thermoelectric Generator (TEG)\|TEG]], or to a passive vent in space. It is generally bad practice to have your mix loop flow back into the waste loop to recycle any unspent gases. Doing so can cause sever temperature issues on the entire station. You should '''NEVER''' have the mix loop flow into distro or waste loops unless you have a [[Traitor\|very good reason.]] Most savvy Atmospherics Technicians physically disconnect the mix loop from distro at round start to prevent an easy sabotage target or accident from occurring later in the round.		On most stations the Mix chamber will loop around to the [[Power#Thermoelectric Generator (TEG)\|TEG]], or to a passive vent in space. It is generally bad practice to have your mix loop flow back into the waste loop to recycle any unspent gases. Doing so can cause sever temperature issues on the entire station. You should '''NEVER''' have the mix loop flow into distro or waste loops unless you have a [[Traitor\|very good reason.]] Most savvy Atmospherics Technicians physically disconnect the mix loop from distro at round start to prevent an easy sabotage target or accident from occurring later in the round.

	See the guide to [[Gases]] if you are interested to learn how different gases interact with each other at different temperatures and pressures.		See the guide to [[Gases]] if you are interested to learn how different gases interact with each other at different temperatures and pressures.