Re:Giant 'sand battery' holds a week's heat for a whole town
by isolli on Thursday March 14, 2024 @05:17AM
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The Venera probes used this idea in the 1970s. [0]
> One new idea, for additional thermal protection, was the addition of phase-change material. Lithium nitrate trihydrate melts at 30° C, absorbing a large amount of heat, due to its high latent heat of fusion.
> One new idea, for additional thermal protection, was the addition of phase-change material. Lithium nitrate trihydrate melts at 30° C, absorbing a large amount of heat, due to its high latent heat of fusion.
[0] http://mentallandscape.com/V_Lavochkin1.htm