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Isn't cooling a big problem for reactors in space? The ISS has massive radiators just for all the power solar panels put out.
by olegkikin 9y ago
Isn't cooling a big problem for reactors in space? The ISS has massive radiators just for all the power solar panels put out.
- dredmorbius 9y agoYes. I forget what specifically the energy gradient per square meter for radiators is, but it was surprisingly low. A third of a kilowatt comes to mind though not with any strong certainty. Calculations here suggest 20 kW/m^2: http://www.nss.org/settlement/nasa/spaceresvol2/thermalmanagement.html http://www.nss.org/settlement/nasa/spaceresvol2/thermalmanag...