Activity for Abanob Ebrahim
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How to allow a cylindrical habitat (O'Neill or McKendree) to radiate heat to space? Background I am trying to find a design for a cylindrical habitat that would allow the enclosed cylinder to radiate heat out to space as does the Earth without using mirrors and windows. Problem In my design, I am not using the mirrors and windows of the classic O'Neill design, my habitat is also ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How massive can a structure get on the inside of a Mckendree cylinder? Background A McKendree cylinder is a rotating cylindrical space habitat comparable to the more well known O'Neill model. It was proposed by NASA engineer Thomas McKendree in 2000 as an update of O'Neill's, using carbon nanotubes instead of steel and aluminum to allow for much larger structures "“ up... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How would a Type I civilization habitable planet be any different to a Type II civilization habitable planet? This question is a different version of other questions that I have found here discussing a similar but different problem. The problem I'm facing here is about the excess or waste heat that an advanced civilization will have to find a solution for. To illustrate, the Earth receives $10^{17}$ Watts f... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |