| ▲ | foobarian 3 hours ago | |
I think it is an advantage, the question is just how big, and assume we look only at ongoing operation cost. - Earth temperatures are variable, and radiation only works at night - The required radiator area is much smaller for the space installation - The engineering is simple: CPU -> cooler -> liquid -> pipe -> radiator. We're assuming no constraint on capex so we can omit heat pumps | ||
| ▲ | Hikikomori 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
Radiators on earth mainly do it to air, there's no air in space. | ||