Fun with Heat Shield + Thermal Cooling?

[almagnus1]

Is it possible to put enough cooling units onto a heat shield to allow it to essentially mitigate the heat mechanic, allowing the craft to hit the surface of the Kerbol?

[Starwaster]

Is it possible to put enough cooling units onto a heat shield to allow it to essentially mitigate the heat mechanic, allowing the craft to hit the surface of the Kerbol?

Maybe up to a point, but they'll get saturated eventually and be overwhelmed.

[SoWeMeetAgain]

the static cooling panels are way overpowered at the moment, and you can indeed mitigate 100% of the heat with them during reentry. Not even puny fins (the most basic ones) explode any more if close to a heatsink.

[Starwaster]

the static cooling panels are way overpowered at the moment, and you can indeed mitigate 100% of the heat with them during reentry. Not even puny fins (the most basic ones) explode any more if close to a heatsink.

In actuality, global conductivity was cranked up way too high making it easy to wick away heat from exposed parts. Press alt-F12 and set conductivity to 1.0, try that with the radiators again and report back with the results.

[SoWeMeetAgain]

In actuality, global conductivity was cranked up way too high making it easy to wick away heat from exposed parts. Press alt-F12 and set conductivity to 1.0, try that with the radiators again and report back with the results.

exactly how was what I was saying wrong?

not at all?

thanks, bye

[Windspren]

exactly how was what I was saying wrong?

not at all?

thanks, bye

This.