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minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·2 days agohow’s an orbital datacenter going to cool itself?
minus-squarecrunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·2 days agoBecause it’s cold in space, of course /s
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoTo answer your question, it’s very hard at that scale/temperature: https://projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/heatrad.php
minus-squarepebbles@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 days agoImagine how good water could evaporate in space!
minus-squaresaigot@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoTechnically it would be boiling or sublimating
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoWater in a vacuum broke my $500 Dyson and I’m still pissed about it. I should have just got the $80 garbage from Target, and if it breaks I buy a new one. Which is so wasteful.
how’s an orbital datacenter going to cool itself?
Because it’s cold in space, of course /s
To answer your question, it’s very hard at that scale/temperature: https://projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/heatrad.php
Imagine how good water could evaporate in space!
Technically it would be boiling or sublimating
Water in a vacuum broke my $500 Dyson and I’m still pissed about it. I should have just got the $80 garbage from Target, and if it breaks I buy a new one. Which is so wasteful.