Thermal Control System (medium)

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Thermal Control System (medium)
Part image
Radiator by
Probodobodyne Inc

Radial size Radial mounted
Cost (total) 2 250.00 Funds
Mass (total) 0.25 t
Drag 0.2
Max. Temp. 2500 K
Volume  ?
Impact Tolerance 12 m/s
Research Advanced electrics.png Advanced Electrics
Unlock cost 11 000 Funds
Since version 1.0.4
Part configuration foldingRadMed.cfg
Electricity required 0.125 /s
Dissipated heat 12500
Retractable Yes

The medium Thermal Control System (TCS) is a deployable radiator used to dissipate waste heat into space (and atmosphere), pumping it out of hot parts anywhere on the craft.

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.

This radiator only functions while deployed and will be broken off by 2.5 kPa of dynamic pressure (i.e. moving too fast through a fairly thick atmosphere).

Product description

A deployable thermal control system consisting of multiple liquid cooled radiator panels.

Probodobodyne Inc.

Deployed

Usage

For the purpose of core cooling, one of these radiators is sufficient to maintain optimal thermal efficiency of (approximately):

Note: the limiting factor for core cooling is the "Core Heat xFer" (transfer) limit of 250kW. This is substantially lower than the what the part can actually dissipate (under most circumstances), with a "Max Cooling" figure of 19494kW.

Changes

1.2
  • Moved from Utility to Thermal
1.0.4
  • Initial release