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minus-squareTurboWafflz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·8 days agoPresumably they lower the pressure to boil the water instead of raising the temperature, I imagine to save power
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoAlso because heat management is very tricky in an environment like space. You can only radiate heat away, so there’s a risk of overheating the station
Presumably they lower the pressure to boil the water instead of raising the temperature, I imagine to save power
Also because heat management is very tricky in an environment like space. You can only radiate heat away, so there’s a risk of overheating the station