Lab 02 · Cooling

Radiators, not fans

Vacuum has no air to blow. Net heat leave ≈ εσA T⁴. Drag the sliders. The 15-minute Suncatcher number is what a small radiator plus a thermal mass looks like — a design choice on a rideshare, not a proof that space cooling is impossible.

P_rad = ε σ A T⁴  ·  σ = 5.67×10⁻⁸ W/m²K⁴  ·  space sink ≈ 3 K, so incoming IR is negligible here.

Radiator reject
Net leftover
Run before cutoff
Duty cycle if you wait to dump