← Back to context Comment by fennecfoxy 6 months ago There's a difference between a couple humans (n150W) and say JUST one H200 DGX (8700W). 5 comments fennecfoxy Reply yreg 6 months ago Shouldn't the radiators be directly proportional to the area of the solar panels? (Since there's no one munching on food on board.) throwawaymaths 6 months ago yes, exactly. they are going to be absolutely huge and add to launch and engineering costs. yreg 6 months ago Every part does by definition add to launch and engineering costs…The point is that heat radiation is not the main deal-breaker regarding this project as some comments in this subthread insinuate. 1 reply → throwawaymaths 6 months ago yes. in general as a rule of thumb your radiator size must scale proportionally to your solar panel size, as parent says:> The ISS's solar panels are MUCH smaller than the radiators.
yreg 6 months ago Shouldn't the radiators be directly proportional to the area of the solar panels? (Since there's no one munching on food on board.) throwawaymaths 6 months ago yes, exactly. they are going to be absolutely huge and add to launch and engineering costs. yreg 6 months ago Every part does by definition add to launch and engineering costs…The point is that heat radiation is not the main deal-breaker regarding this project as some comments in this subthread insinuate. 1 reply →
throwawaymaths 6 months ago yes, exactly. they are going to be absolutely huge and add to launch and engineering costs. yreg 6 months ago Every part does by definition add to launch and engineering costs…The point is that heat radiation is not the main deal-breaker regarding this project as some comments in this subthread insinuate. 1 reply →
yreg 6 months ago Every part does by definition add to launch and engineering costs…The point is that heat radiation is not the main deal-breaker regarding this project as some comments in this subthread insinuate. 1 reply →
throwawaymaths 6 months ago yes. in general as a rule of thumb your radiator size must scale proportionally to your solar panel size, as parent says:> The ISS's solar panels are MUCH smaller than the radiators.
Shouldn't the radiators be directly proportional to the area of the solar panels? (Since there's no one munching on food on board.)
yes, exactly. they are going to be absolutely huge and add to launch and engineering costs.
Every part does by definition add to launch and engineering costs…
The point is that heat radiation is not the main deal-breaker regarding this project as some comments in this subthread insinuate.
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yes. in general as a rule of thumb your radiator size must scale proportionally to your solar panel size, as parent says:
> The ISS's solar panels are MUCH smaller than the radiators.