Automated Flocculation Water Based on Pseudo-Synthesis
Preface
Pseudo‑Synthesis is a specialized automation approach where, rather than directly crafting the recipe itself, you use alternative items to substitute for certain materials or finished products. GregTech offers an item called “Order,” which, when used as the final product, automatically cancels the synthesis task once all required materials have been supplied—providing a fresh perspective on pseudo‑synthesis automation. This tutorial outlines a relatively simple automated approach for flocculating water based on pseudo‑synthesis.
Automated Design
As shown in the diagram, the ME Requester is flanked by an upward‑oriented ME Output Assembly below it, while the ME Storage Bus is located to the right of the Quantum Tank VI.
Detailed description
ME Requesters, Output Assemblies, and Template Suppliers are all connected to the Main Network. The template format in the Template Supplier is “Ozone Water + 10 kB Polyaluminum Chloride → Order,” where the amount of ozone water is user‑defined, and the order can be configured to target any item. The ME Requester automatically requests this order (you can use any Requester within the Main Network—there’s no need to place it directly at the purification unit), and the ME Inventory Input Bin will automatically pull the required materials. If you need to increase the volume of ozone water processed in a single batch, simply expand the capacity of the Quantum Tank.
Operating Principle
When a requester initiates a synthesis request, it automatically synthesizes the required polyaluminum chloride and retrieves the necessary ozonated water from the network. Once the polyaluminum chloride is synthesized, it first sends the ozonated water as shown in the template. The sent ozonated water enters the Quantum Tank, where it is read by the Storage Bus and also pulled into the ME Inventory Input Bin. Since the Quantum Tank can only store a single fluid, the 10 kB of polyaluminum chloride intended for delivery remains stranded in the template’s supplier. After the flocculation and purification unit receives the ozonated water, it begins executing its recipe—during this process, the ozonated water stored in the Quantum Tank is consumed, allowing the polyaluminum chloride to be fed into the Quantum Tank and subsequently pulled into the Flocculation and Purification Unit via the Inventory Input Bin.
Once the ozone water has been dispatched, the current synthesis is considered complete. The order will automatically cancel the synthesis task and proceed to synthesize the next batch of aluminum chloride and ozone water as required. After synthesis is finished, materials are very likely to be sent while the purification unit is still in operation. Note that the fluid sent first at this time is ozone water—since the flocculation and purification unit does not consume the input ozone water during recipe execution, the ozone water remains stored in the quantum tank and is only consumed when the next recipe begins. Only the aluminum chloride remaining in the template dispenser after consumption can then enter the quantum tank, allowing the continuous production of flocculated water in a perpetual cycle.