Radiator Panel (small)
| Radiator Panel (small) | ||
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| Radiator by Probodobodyne Inc | ||
| Radial size | Radial mounted | |
| Cost | (total) | 150.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 0.010 t |
| Drag | 0.2 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2500 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 12 m/s | |
| Research |  Survivability
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| Unlock cost | 1 500
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| Since version | 1.0.3 | |
| Part configuration | radPanelSm.cfg | |
| Electricity required | 0.025 ⚡/s | |
| Dissipated heat | 50 kW [1] | |
| Retractable | No | |
| Packed volume | 180 l | |
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The Radiator Panel (small) is a fixed radiator used to dissipate waste heat into space (and atmosphere), by pumping it out of nearby hot parts on the craft, when active, consuming a small amount of electric charge (1.5 per minute).
Part heat may be accumulated from external sources (e.g. re-entry or sunlight from Kerbol) or be generated by reaction engines or the cores of resource harvester drills or converters, while they are active. To be cooled by this radiator, a part must be connected directly, or to a part that is, in turn, connected directly. Radiators make themselves hotter to perform efficiently, but self-limit to avoid heating to destruction.
Unlike the deployable Thermal Control Systems, these panels can be used as structural elements, with other parts attached to them, and are not especially prone to breaking from aerodynamic forces. They lay flat on the surface they are attached to and have a curved outer surface that makes them visually suited to radial attachment on fuel tanks.
Product description
| “ | A radially attachable radiator panel to help dissipate heat into space. — Probodobodyne Inc. |
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Core Cooling
The limiting factor for cooling the cores of drills and converters is the "Core Heat xFer" (transfer) limit of this radiator: 50kW.
This is substantially lower than what the part can actually dissipate, under most circumstances, with a "Max Cooling" figure of: 1048kW.
To maintain an active drill or converter core at optimal thermal efficiency, there must be enough connected radiators with unused Core Heat Transfer capacity to fulfil the "Required Cooling" stat, as listed below:
| Image | Part | Required Cooling (kW) | Max Cooling(kW) |
|---|---|---|---|
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'Drill-O-Matic Junior' Mining Excavator | 50 | 50 |
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'Drill-O-Matic' Mining Excavator | 100 | 100 |
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Convert-O-Tron 125 | 100 | 50* |
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Convert-O-Tron 250 | 200 | 500 |
(*) Note: the Convert-O-Tron 125 can not be maintained at optimal thermal efficiency because its max cooling cap is below its required cooling stat.
Changes
- Moved from Utility to Thermal.
- Activate setting in context menu added (radiator must be activated to function).
- Initial release.
