Units of Measurement - Revision history

Remou: Add detailed sections on some units

2026-03-17T19:19:45Z

Add detailed sections on some units

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	\|sW/s		\|sW/s
	\|Electricity Rate		\|Electricity Rate
	\|This is the measure of power consumption or production in Stormworks.		\|This is the measure of power consumption or production in Stormworks. This is the output unit of the generator components.
	\|-		\|-
	\|Celcius		\|Celcius
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	\|The Torque Sensor does not measure Torque. Instead, it measures the inertia (how hard it is to move) of a connected system. This can be seen by the fact that the output doesn't change when an engine is off vs. on.		\|The Torque Sensor does not measure Torque. Instead, it measures the inertia (how hard it is to move) of a connected system. This can be seen by the fact that the output doesn't change when an engine is off vs. on.
	\|}		\|}

			=== Volume and Fluids ===
			The volume calculations in Stormworks are physically accurate. Since a single block is 25×25×25cm, each block holds exactly 15.625 L of fluid. The fluid tanks also adhere to this:

			* Small tank: 1×1×2 = 31.25 L
			* Medium tank: 2×2×3 = 187.50 L
			* Large tank: 3×3×5 = 703.125 L

			=== Mass ===
			The mass unit in particular has some unique quirks attached to it.

			* All liquids have a mass of 0.1 SWMU/L, unless they are in a custom tank. Liquids inside of Custom tanks instead weigh 0.2 SWMU/L. See trivia.
			* Gasses have no mass.
			* Players and NPCs weigh 70 mass, unless they are in a seat. Seated characters have no mass.
			* All items in a mineral hopper (both fish and minerals) weigh 1SWMU each.

			=== Swatts ===
			All generators use swatts as their output unit. A generator at 1600sW/s will take exactly one second to fully charge a small battery. Electricity generation depends on generator size and rps.

			The capacities for most components are known:

			* up to 10 swatts of "residual energy" might be kept by generators, solar cells, breakers, relays and all similar components
			* 300 swatts for hardpoint connector
			* 1600 swatts for small battery
			* 12800 swatts for medium battery
			* 256000 swatts for large battery

	=== Trivia \| Notes ===		=== Trivia \| Notes ===

	* Torque is a relatively arbitrary unit.		* Torque is a relatively arbitrary unit.
	* There is no 1:1 with SWMU and any real world units of weight/mass.		* There is no 1:1 with SWMU and any real world units of weight/mass. Doing so would result either in water being too light, or humans weighing 700 kg.
	* Whilst there is no real life equivalence ~~to the~~ units; the developers still use the Metric system for naming conventions a majority of the time.		* Whilst there is no real life equivalence most units; the developers still use the Metric system for naming conventions a majority of the time.

	[[Category:Stormworks Technical Information]]		[[Category:Stormworks Technical Information]]

Remou: I hate torque sensors

2026-03-17T18:33:08Z

I hate torque sensors

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	\|Torque		\|Torque
	\|		\|
	\|~~Torque~~		\|Inertia
	\|The ~~output from the~~ Torque Sensor.		\|The Torque Sensor does not measure Torque. Instead, it measures the inertia (how hard it is to move) of a connected system. This can be seen by the fact that the output doesn't change when an engine is off vs. on.
	\|}		\|}

Tictactoe1609: spelling mistakes

2026-03-17T00:51:54Z

spelling mistakes

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	\|m		\|m
	\|Distance		\|Distance
	\|A block in the builder is 0.~~25m~~, 4 blocks is a meter. Player is 7 blocks tall.		\|A block in the builder is 0.25 m, 4 blocks is a meter. Player is 7 blocks tall.
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Meters~~ Per Second		\|Metres Per Second
	\|m/s		\|m/s
	\|Speed		\|Speed

Tictactoe1609: fixed spelling of meters

2026-03-17T00:49:04Z

fixed spelling of meters

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	!Additional Information		!Additional Information
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Meters~~		\|Metres
	\|m		\|m
	\|Distance		\|Distance

Tictactoe1609: moved radiation above torque

2026-03-17T00:45:34Z

moved radiation above torque

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	\|Temperature		\|Temperature
	\|This is the measure of temperature.		\|This is the measure of temperature.
			\|-
			\|Radiation
			\|Rad/RU
			\|Radiation
			\|The output from the radiation sensor. Arbitrary. 2 Rad's will severely impact the player; 8 Rad's will impact the player in a hazmat suit.
	\|-		\|-
	\|Torque		\|Torque
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	\|Torque		\|Torque
	\|The output from the Torque Sensor.		\|The output from the Torque Sensor.
	\|-
	~~\|Radiation~~
	~~\|Rad/RU~~
	~~\|Radiation~~
	~~\|The output from the radiation sensor. Arbitrary. 2 Rad's will severely impact the player; 8 Rad's will impact the player in a hazmat suit.~~
	\|}		\|}

Tictactoe1609: /* Trivia | Notes */ added third bp

2026-03-17T00:45:12Z

Trivia | Notes: added third bp

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	* Torque is a relatively arbitrary unit.		* Torque is a relatively arbitrary unit.
	* There is no 1:1 with SWMU and any real world units of weight/mass.		* There is no 1:1 with SWMU and any real world units of weight/mass.
			* Whilst there is no real life equivalence to the units; the developers still use the Metric system for naming conventions a majority of the time.

	[[Category:Stormworks Technical Information]]		[[Category:Stormworks Technical Information]]

Tictactoe1609 at 00:44, 17 March 2026

2026-03-17T00:44:31Z

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	\|Celcius		\|Celcius
	\|°C		\|°C
	\|		\|Temperature
	\|		\|This is the measure of temperature.
	\|-		\|-
	\|Torque		\|Torque

Tictactoe1609 at 00:43, 17 March 2026

2026-03-17T00:43:48Z

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	\|Electricity Rate		\|Electricity Rate
	\|This is the measure of power consumption or production in Stormworks.		\|This is the measure of power consumption or production in Stormworks.
			\|-
			\|Celcius
			\|°C
			\|
			\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|Torque		\|Torque

Tomatosoup: add radiation unit

2026-03-17T00:43:25Z

add radiation unit

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	\|Torque		\|Torque
	\|The output from the Torque Sensor.		\|The output from the Torque Sensor.
			\|-
			\|Radiation
			\|Rad/RU
			\|Radiation
			\|The output from the radiation sensor. Arbitrary. 2 Rad's will severely impact the player; 8 Rad's will impact the player in a hazmat suit.
	\|}		\|}

Tictactoe1609: added trivia and torque

2026-03-17T00:40:39Z

added trivia and torque

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	\|Electricity Rate		\|Electricity Rate
	\|This is the measure of power consumption or production in Stormworks.		\|This is the measure of power consumption or production in Stormworks.
			\|-
			\|Torque
			\|
			\|Torque
			\|The output from the Torque Sensor.
	\|}		\|}

			=== Trivia \| Notes ===

			* Torque is a relatively arbitrary unit.
			* There is no 1:1 with SWMU and any real world units of weight/mass.

	[[Category:Stormworks Technical Information]]		[[Category:Stormworks Technical Information]]