Steam Squasher

The Steam Squasher is a Steam tier multiblock for compressing materials. The Steam Squasher is a direct upgrade from the singleblock steam compressor because it runs at 125% speed, only uses 62.5% of the steam normally required, and offers 8 parallels. There are two tiers of the machine: basic (T1) and high-pressure (T2). The high-pressure version consumes twice the amount of steam to run twice as fast. The Steam Squasher is superseded by the Large Electric Compressor in EV.

Construction

The only structural difference between the basic and high-pressure Steam Squasher is the material of the casings. Steam is only accepted through a steam hatch (NOT an input hatch), much like other steam tier multiblocks. The steam input and output bus do not auto-push or auto-pull from adjacent inventories and therefore require hoppers, EnderIO item conduits, or conveyor modules for automation. Use the Multiblock Structure Hologram Projector to visualize/build the structure where the projector stack size determines the structure tier (1=Basic, 2=High Pressure).

Assuming plates are made in a forge hammer and rods are made with a file, a basic Steam Squasher (with the necessary hatches) requires 589 bronze ingots and 31 brick blocks to build. A high-pressure Steam Squasher requires 692 steel ingots, 66 bronze ingots, and 4 brick blocks to build.

Basic (T1)

Controller: Front center, 2nd layer
14-27 Bronze Plated Bricks
10 Bronze Pipe Casing
6 Block of Iron
1 Steam Hatch: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Input Bus: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Output Bus: Any normal casing

High-Pressure (T2)

Controller: Front center, 2nd layer
14-27 Solid Steel Machine Casing
10 Steel Pipe Casing
6 Block of Steel
1 Steam Hatch: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Input Bus: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Output Bus: Any normal casing

Wallsharing

Steam Squashers may wallshare each of their sides to save on casings and buses/hatches. This is highly recommended because it saves a significant amount of bronze and steel. Sharing also works with other steam tier multiblocks that use the same type of casing.

Usage

The Steam Squasher is a direct upgrade from the singleblock steam compressor because it runs at 125% speed, only uses 62.5% of the steam normally required, and offers 8 parallels. Upgrading to high-pressure doubles both the processing speed and steam consumption. Expect to use the Steam Squasher up to HV because of its large bonuses over singleblock machines.

The Steam Squasher processes recipes up to LV tier which includes clay, bricks, glowstone, and most ingot to block recipes. It can also compress air from empty cells which can then be centrifuged for oxygen and nitrogen.