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Old 02-28-2018, 03:12 PM   #1039 (permalink)
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On vacuum the loss of heat it's very slow. But the gain of heat, from sun, it's quite fast.
Radiant heat works the same both ways, but convection requires a transport medium.

A flat plate only needs to rotate 90°.
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