4 ms·

> Elons datacenters in space are looking smarter and smarter by the day. Where would the heat go?

• OutOfHere 4mo ago
  That is a great question, and materials are still being researched to dissipate heat effectively in space. Meanwhile, I put together this brief video to document the current understanding: https://youtu.be/s7Mv_OcBXI8 https://youtu.be/s7Mv_OcBXI8 ⤷ Engineering Constraints of Orbital Space-Based Compute: Heat Rejection and more
• OutOfHere 4mo ago
  Where does the heat always go? It goes into the environment. In space the environment is space. It goes from high-temperature GPU made for space to a large metamaterial coated heatsink with optimal geometry to radiate into space.
  • mcphage 4mo ago
    > Where does the heat always go? Into other surrounding materials. Of which there are none, in a vacuum.
    • OutOfHere 4mo ago
      By your absurd logic, Earth should not be able to radiate any heat, yet it does so into space. This forum is not a suitable place for your trolling.