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Uhh space itself is about 2.7K. Seems like cooling shouldn’t be a problem. There’s probably all sorts of ways to avoid a problem. Even just using a different el
by ianai 6y ago
Uhh space itself is about 2.7K. Seems like cooling shouldn’t be a problem. There’s probably all sorts of ways to avoid a problem. Even just using a different element altogether.
- valuearb 6y agoCooling is the Achilles heel of NTR, requiring massive radiators to remain functional over a long burn.
- kadoban 6y agoYou'd think cooling would be no problem, but it turns out that when your only option is to radiate away heat, that's _very_ slow. We get spoiled here on Earth by conduction and convection, both much easier and faster.