Talk:Total Stress Unit Production

Not accurate or relevant

It makes sense to talk about su/rpm for a given machine, but not su.rpm. Even then, the total stress capacity should still be measured in su instead of su/rpm. A large water wheel producing 512 su simply means you can run twice the amount of machines as a small water wheel (at 256 su). Comparing su/rpm values only makes sense for measuring the consumption of a group of machines, to evaluate the rpm at which to run the machines to balance throughput and su consumption. A large water wheels isn't just for the looks, it does produce twice the stress capacity. Also, 512 * 4 ≠ 256.

A more relevant discussion (although mostly just for generators that consume a resource, like superheated steam engines) is the comparison between su (energy production rate, FE/t) and su.t (energy amount, FE). For example, to compare the efficiency of various fuels for the furnace engine (back in previous versions), you can use su.t: one dried kelp block produces 16 384 su for 200s, so 65 536 000 su.t in total, and a stick only 1 638 400 su.t. Pics2299 (talk) 11:14, 21 February 2025 (UTC)