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39 days to Mars possible now with nuclear-powered VASIMR.
Robert Clark schrieb:
Yes. You can reject more heat at higher temperatures. But for two systems operating at the same temperature, What does that mean? A thermodynamic cycle does not operate at a single temperature (unless it does nothing). the one having lower waste heat, i.e., better efficiency, will require smaller radiators. |
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39 days to Mars possible now with nuclear-powered VASIMR.
Fred J McCall schrieb:
Thomas Koenig wrote: Robert Clark schrieb: Yes. You can reject more heat at higher temperatures. But for two systems operating at the same temperature, What does that mean? Stephan-Boltzmann Law. Look it up. You graciously snipped the second part of my post, so let me explain a little bit more. A thermodynamic cycle opertes between two distinct temperatures. To say that a (power) system operates at a specific temperature has no meaning. |
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