sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoData centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenixtechxplore.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1444arrow-down14
arrow-up1440arrow-down1external-linkData centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenixtechxplore.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareTrail@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 hours agoThe satellite computers don’t perform as much work, produce as much heat, or are as densely placed as those in the data centers.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoSo don’t pack them as densely as Earth-based data centers are packed. In another comment in this thread I posted a link to a youtube video by Scott Manley explaining the math and engineering behind cooling computer hardware in space, it’s actually pretty straightforward.
The satellite computers don’t perform as much work, produce as much heat, or are as densely placed as those in the data centers.
So don’t pack them as densely as Earth-based data centers are packed.
In another comment in this thread I posted a link to a youtube video by Scott Manley explaining the math and engineering behind cooling computer hardware in space, it’s actually pretty straightforward.