Re:Vast New Stores of Water Reported on the Moon
by stametseater on Friday April 14, 2023 @11:29AM
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Chemically neutralizing the shielding water should be trivial. But why would the water need to be refrigerated? Energy absorbed from radiation would be emitted as thermal radiation, and lose a ton of thermal energy during the long lunar nights. If well insulated, the water tanks could serve as thermal batteries to keep the rest of the base warm.
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Re:Vast New Stores of Water Reported on the Moon
by drtgh on Friday April 14, 2023 @07:12PM
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I said it for to maintain undesired chemical reactions under control. My first thought after to read some papers would be below 25°C, but this is not my field so take it with a grain of salt, as the water temperature in normal operating conditions within nuclear waste water pools seems to be held below 50°C by the refrigeration systems.
In any case, personally, I would not stay in a place like that with current shielding technologies even if I were paid for it.
PS. I'm not sure if it would be trivial treating the water for to keeping it operative more than one year as effective shield.