Keith Henson wrote:
I have a fairly bizarre problem. Need to get rid of 3 GW of waste heat from lasers in orbit. The pump diodes use a total flow of 60 cubic meters per second at 22 deg C inlet and 34 deg C outlet.
Take the working temperature further down ? ( increases efficiency ) look into other coolants that are lighter and have less viscosity? wild shot: find a way to compress (centrifuge ? ) the evaporated coolant to higher temperatures, radiate away the heat ... uwe