Dangote Distillus

The Dangote Distillus is an IV tier multiblock for distilling fluids into ALL of its constituent fractions simultaneously. The Dangote is a direct upgrade from the Distillation Tower because it runs at 300% speed and offers a fixed 12 parallels. The structure is built as a series of layers with the input on bottom and each layer above that dedicated to a unique output. The order of the outputs follows the NEI preview of the recipe and the number of outputs determines the minimum height of the structure. The Mega Distillation Tower only outperforms the Dangote if it can take full advantage of its 256 parallels (3+ overclocks).

The Dangote also has an alternate distillery mode which produces one fraction at a time, but it runs at 200% speed, only uses 15% of the EU/t normally required, and offers ${\displaystyle {\displaystyle 2\times \lfloor {\text{Height}}/3\rfloor }}$parallels per voltage tier. Distillery mode is only useful for very niche applications such as RP-1 rocket fuel.

The Dangote consists of a single type of casing and has no tiered components. The only structural difference between the Dangote and the Distillation Tower is the addition of the muffler hatch and a much lower minimum casing requirement. The height ranges from 3-12 layers depending on the number of outputs. The bottom layer is only for the controller, the input bus/hatch, and the output bus. The remaining layers must have only ONE output hatch for each of the different output fluids. For example, distilling raw oil yields four different fluids which means the structure must be at least 5 layers tall with an output hatch on layers 2-5. Multi-amp and laser energy hatches are not supported, but there can be multiple regular energy hatches for overclocking. Use the Multiblock Structure Hologram Projector to visualize/build the structure with subchannel "height" to specify the total height of the structure.

Structure

• Controller: Front bottom center
• 7-82 Clean Stainless Steel Machine Casing
• 1+ Energy Hatch: Any casing
• 1 Maintenance Hatch: Any casing
• 1 Muffler Hatch: Any top casing
• 0+ Input Bus: Any bottom casing
• 1+ Input Hatch: Any bottom casing
• 0+ Output Bus: Any bottom casing
• 2-11 Output Hatch: One per layer, except the bottom layer
• Mandatory Air: Interior of the structure

Wallsharing

Dangotes may wallshare each of their sides to save on casings and buses/hatches. That includes the many output hatches and maintenance hatch. No recipe uses more than 1A of power so it is possible to share one energy hatch between two machines.

Assuming that rods and pipes are made in an extruder and the structure is built with the minimum number of buses/hatches, a Dangote requires ${\displaystyle {\displaystyle 146+56\times ({\text{Height}}-2)}}$ stainless steel ingots to build. Subtract 58 from the total if the controller block has already been crafted.

The Dangote has two operating modes, listed below. Switch modes in the GUI of the controller or by right-clicking the controller with a screwdriver. The distillery mode can only output one fraction at a time, but its additional parallels and energy efficiency are perfect for niche applications such as RP-1 rocket fuel.

• Distillation Tower Mode - Produces all constituent fractions simultaneously. Runs at 300% speed and offers a fixed 12 parallels. Increase the height to output more fluid types.
• Distillery Mode - Produces only one fraction at a time. Runs at 200% speed, only uses 15% of the EU/t normally required, and offers ${\displaystyle {\displaystyle 2\times \lfloor {\text{Height}}/3\rfloor }}$ parallels per voltage tier, as seen in the following table.

The Dangote distills fluids into all of its constituent fractions simultaneously, similar to the regular Distillation Tower. Each fraction is outputted at a different layer of the structure based on the NEI preview of the recipe. The order is left-to-right and bottom-to-top as seen in the following images. For example, the order of outputs when distilling oil is sulfuric heavy fuel, sulfuric light fuel, sulfuric naphtha, and sulfuric gas. Those correspond to layers 2-5 on the structure since the bottom layer is for the input.

If the Dangote is too short to accommodate all the potential outputs OR one of the output hatches is full, it displays the error message "not enough output space" in the GUI of the controller. It is highly recommended to place a super tank in front of each output hatch to create a large buffer for each fluid, then enable void overflow on any that are less desirable to keep the Dangote running until the more desirable fluids are backed up.

If using ME output hatches instead of regular output hatches, right-click them with wirecutters to allow ME channels to connect to any side. This saves from having to run a cable up the entire side of the machine for recipes with 8 or less outputs.

The difference between the Dangote Distillus and the Mega Distillation Tower (both in distillation tower mode) is not entirely obvious. The former has a very generous speed bonus but the latter has significantly more parallels. To help decide between the two, the following table compares the processing speed of acidic osmium solution for various overclocks. Note that the MDT consumes up to 2A of power with a single energy hatch while there are still parallels available so the comparison is a little unfair. The cells highlighted green indicate which multiblock is faster after normalizing for power.

From this information, it can be concluded that the Dangote is the superior option for 0-2 overclocks and the MDT is the superior option for 3+ overclocks. This behavior is consistent across all recipes.