Radiators to slow or prevent overheating!

[Gameslinx]

Overheating is a big problem in ksp, and I think I have an idea to prevent it!

Radiators! Now, this would need a few things

Water (new resource)

Electricity (for it to work)

Something to contain water

So. Basically, a radiator would use electricity and use water to cool the engines. It would only take a small amount of heat off of the engine, making them not too overpowered.

How to get water:

Water tanks! New part btw.

Inline and radial, in 2 sizes

The tanks must be connected to the radiator with a fuel pipe in order for them to work

Hope you liked this suggestion!

-G1

[Hcube]

Cool idea but maybe a bit too complicated for some simple radiators. I'd rather see radiators implemented like large deployable panels that passively radiate heat away...

[Tankman101]

Or just have giant panels off the sides of the ship that absorb heat and let it off as radiation.

[RidingTheFlow]

Solar panels already act as radiators (its even in the description).

Also engine pre-cooler acts as very effective radiator (just a lot of people don't know that it works even in vacuum and on any kind of engine, not just on air-breathing ones as description state - perhaps better description is in order).

[Hcube]

1.0.3 is out with 5 new radiators. Still have to test them (damn you, finals!)

[RoverDude]

Funny... they look just like ISS ones too

[katateochi]

Funny... they look just like ISS ones too

What a strange coincidence!

Thanks for your work RoverDude!