Impulse Pump

Impulse Pump is a liquid-transport pump building introduced to Mindustry as "Thermal Pump" and later renamed to Impulse Pump in the 7.0 update. It belongs to the Pump and Liquid Transport categories and functions as a dedicated structure for moving liquids through piping networks.

The block does not require any item input and consumes electric power while operating. Its documented power consumption is 78 power/s. Performance figures published for the Impulse Pump show per-tile throughput values and corresponding maximum throughputs depending on layout or tile count: common reported rates include 13.2 liquid units/s per tile with a maximum of 118.8 units/s, and a higher rate line listing 19.8 units/s per tile with a maximum of 178.2 units/s. A separate input reference lists an Input: 72 units/s, indicating a commonly cited baseline flow value.

History and presentation notes: the block was added under the name Thermal Pump and later received a sprite change and the current name Impulse Pump in the 7.0-era updates.

Practical notes drawn from available data:

• The Impulse Pump is purely a liquid transport device and does not accept item inputs.
• Expect continuous power draw while the pump moves liquid; plan power generation accordingly.
• Throughput scales with tile usage/configuration as reflected in the per-tile and maximum rates; use the published rate figures when calculating network capacity and matching pumps to pipe bandwidth.