At 03:14 PM 26/08/00 -0700, James wrote:
>> Is an Arakis still-suit permissible?
>the evaporated sweat would have to re-radiate the heat
>it has absorbed (impossible to do passively if the ambient temperature is
>above the body temperature), again effectively negating the cooling
>effect. Actively powered systems would work, but defeat the purpose.
Could you carry a well-shielded container of near-zero K helium (or
whatever) across which the evaporated sweat passes? Would this be
mass-cost-effective compared with carrying water? Is the required thermal
shielding too heavy? Yes, clearly you'd need a powered system at *some*
point to re-freeze the coolant, but maybe this would get you further than a
bag of H2O you have to piss away?
Damien Broderick
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