Add-on idea: Consumable Liquid Coolant

[Boom_Mcsplodey]

I think a good idea for an add-on would be some sort of refillable liquid coolant system.  I searched around and couldn't seem to find anything quite like what I had in mind, and I certainly don't have any idea how to make add-ons myself.  Something like this would fill a gap where ablative heat shields just don't work as well like:

• Reusable off-Kerbin spaceplanes and landers where ablative heat shields can't be replenished or just don't fit well on crafts.
• Interplanetary ships that need to cool down repeatedly during aerobraking.
• Emergency cooling for reactors when radiators alone won't cut it or have to be retracted.

Coolant could be something like liquid nitrogen.  A coolant generator would need to be fed raw materials and power and would need enough radiators to dissipate the heat generated while its running.  If it is landed on a body with an atmosphere it could just be able to collect gas from that, or a separate part could be made for this situation.  Another option would be to have a coolant generator run in tandem with a fuel refinery to collect the refinery's byproducts.  This would be ideal if used as a part of Karbonite, Kethane, or some other resource-collection and fuel expansion.

A separate compressor-storage tank system could be completely ignored by just making a mechanic that allows cryogenic fuels to be boiled off as parts overheat.  Both mechanics could also be included where a dedicated coolant resource provides better cooling than cryogenic fuels.  This would be useful in late-game interplanetary ships with engines powered by exotic fuels.

Again, something like this could exist and I just haven't heard of it.  If you think you can make an add-on like this feel free to try.

[Gnoyze]

I will suggest this to @kimiko as an addition to their N.A.N.A. Wildfire mod, as this seems like it would go well with their mod.