lemmydividebyzeroMar 1

Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.

https://reddthat.com/post/61132939

Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea. - Reddthat

Lemmy

Show threadlordnikonMar 1
My question is always how the hell are you going to cool them. Do you know hard it is to move heat in a vacuum?
Show threadfallaciousBasisMar 1
A radiator. Next question?
Show threadBeardededSquidwardMar 1
What’s going to be performing convection to dissipate heat from the radiator in a manner to support the heat generated by an AI data center?
Show threadfallaciousBasisMar 1
What part of radiator don’t you understand?
Show threadBeardededSquidwardMar 1
Tell me you don’t know how radiators actually work without telling me. They dissipate heat via convection through the air surrounding them or gasses in general. What does space lack a significant amount of?
Show threadPommes_für_dein_BalgMar 1
Radiators also dissipate heat through…wait for it…radiation.
Show threadBeardededSquidwardMar 2
Do you know how BIG they would have to be to dissipate a data center worth of heat to keep it as cool as on earth?
Show threadfallaciousBasis
Do you?
Mar 2 at 3:34pmWeb
Show threadBeardededSquidwardMar 2
Oh, you got me, turned it around. Oh dear, whatever will I do? Oh right, remark how you don’t know and should stop supporting a stupid idea in the first place.
Show threadfallaciousBasisMar 2
A square kilometer in radiator surface area at 100C to emit 1 GW, in case you’re wondering.