Nissen; Peter Flynn; RAU greg
Subject: Re: [geo] Making ice (change of thread title)
Personally, I can't see these thermal diodes being at all practical.
Far cheaper and simpler to just break up the ice, or pump water on top of
it. The maths is pretty simple. The thermal diode can only
Personally, I can't see these thermal diodes being at all practical.
Far cheaper and simpler to just break up the ice, or pump water on top
of it. The maths is pretty simple. The thermal diode can only be at
a temperature of the water, at a maximum. It's heat transfer is a
function of the
; Peter Flynn; RAU greg
Subject: Re: [geo] Making ice (change of thread title)
Personally, I can't see these thermal diodes being at all practical.
Far cheaper and simpler to just break up the ice, or pump water on top
of it. The maths is pretty simple. The thermal diode can only be at
a temperature
Hi
I accept that glacier grounding may have a use for thermal diodes, but
in sea ice they're pretty useless.
Breaking ice works well, because ice is an excellent thermal
insulator. Icebreaker paths are cheap. Broken, the cold air hits the
sea, and the water can also radiate to deep space.
The
