4 chambers to 8 presses (4:8)

4 chambers to 8 presses (4:8) makes 160 kg/min of moonstone and draws 184 kW. Here is the sand balance, what the published sources say, and what Foundry's solver builds for the same output.

Published figures

4 chambers to 8 presses (4:8): published figures
ValueFigureSourceVersionConfidence
Moonstone output160 kg/minMoonSweepersDB factory ratios1.0.5 (recettes 1.0.4), maj 2026-10-29Community
Power184 kWMoonSweepersDB factory ratios1.0.5 (recettes 1.0.4), maj 2026-10-29Community
Machine cost$10,000MoonSweepersDB factory ratios1.0.5 (recettes 1.0.4), maj 2026-10-29Community

Sand balance

4 chambers make 100 kg/min of sand at full speed (4 x 25). 8 presses use 80 kg/min (8 x 10). That leaves 20 kg/min of spare sand, so the chambers run below full speed or the surplus is sold.

This ratio has no published raw dust figure. By mass balance it should be close to the stone output, since each kilogram of moonstone costs one kilogram of dust if the chamber yield is 1:1.

What the Foundry solver builds

Asked for 160 kg/min of moonstone, the solver sizes 4 Pressure Chambers and 8 Stone Presses, with 160 kg/min of dust, 184 kW and $13,620 in total (machines, solar panels and placeholder belts). It agrees with the published ratio.

The 1:1 dust to sand yield is displayed by two databases and not formally proven by the specifications.

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