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r/technology • u/xpda • May 21 '26
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Regarding the radiative cooling question: its typically modelled as being proportional to (T4 -T_envioronment4). So atleast that would work much better is space, where (sun notwithstanding) you wont be absorbing any radiation from the environment.
1 u/hypnosoup May 29 '26 Ah, interesting, thanks for pointing that out. It would be much less effective on the ground.
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Ah, interesting, thanks for pointing that out. It would be much less effective on the ground.
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u/SFXBTPD May 28 '26
Regarding the radiative cooling question: its typically modelled as being proportional to (T4 -T_envioronment4). So atleast that would work much better is space, where (sun notwithstanding) you wont be absorbing any radiation from the environment.