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Old August 3rd 05, 02:32 PM
Richard Kaszeta
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"Lynndel K. Humphreys" writes:
Turn the external tank into a very large Thermos.


It sounds good, but realize that until you get nice clean shiny surfaces and
a very good vacuum level, you don't get very good insulation.

There's a reason people use foam for these things.

Rich (who does a lot of work with cryogen and vacuum insulated systems)

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