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minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoHow do the fins help if there’s no hot material being jettisoned? Are we assuming there is some atmosphere that will absorb the heat through (I’m guessing) convection?
minus-squaresepi@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoRadiation is the part you are missing. The three ways of dissipating heat are: conduction, convection, and radiation which is what the “fins” do.
How do the fins help if there’s no hot material being jettisoned? Are we assuming there is some atmosphere that will absorb the heat through (I’m guessing) convection?
Radiation is the part you are missing. The three ways of dissipating heat are: conduction, convection, and radiation which is what the “fins” do.