cooling convert-o-tron

[antipro]

I'm not an expert player but I did several isru missions..
I have never had problems about to cool drills and convert-o-tron 125.
Anyway I can't understand what's going on now, I can no longer keep the optimal temperatures..
Convert-o-tron is around 90% efficiency and drills have 517°K instead of 500°.

The last version has some changes with coolers?

What am I doing wrong?
What's the correct way to cool 6 drills and 1 CoT 125, like in the ss?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tt1u6rnensponcm/Screenshot 2017-11-08 18.27.16.png?dl=0

Edited November 9, 2017 by antipro

[Human Person]

Did you use the rigit or the extendable radiators? Keep in mind, that the rigit panels only cool parts nearby whereas the extendable panels can cool every part of the craft.

Edited November 8, 2017 by Physics Student

[bewing]

The convert-o-tron 125 cannot be used continuously. It has a 100kW minimum cooling requirement, and a 50kW maximum cooling capability. ie. it is specifically designed to always overheat if you leave it turned on.

 

[Vanamonde]

Are you perhaps now operating the ISRU equipment in a hotter place? That is to say, a planet closer to the sun than you used to? If so, more intense sunlight will add to the heating. 

[Ty Tan Tu]

You have more than enough cooling for your drills, but the heat from the CoT 125 is not being radiated out to the tanks where the multiple thermal control systems are attached. You are relying on the small radiator panels to cool the CoT 125.

[Ty Tan Tu]

With that being said, the system will eventually reach an equilibrium, and if you could reach a 90% efficiency, I would call it a good design.  I am always micro-managing things and turning off production all together , or just drillers at night, or turning off certain things just because of heating issues, is not unusual.  It is just a normal part of extracting resources. For me, It is part of the game. You have to balance resources...

[davidpsummers]

On 11/8/2017 at 10:33 AM, bewing said:

The convert-o-tron 125 cannot be used continuously. It has a 100kW minimum cooling requirement, and a 50kW maximum cooling capability. ie. it is specifically designed to always overheat if you leave it turned on.

 

So what are you suppose to do, sit there and keep turning it on and off?

[Spricigo]

11 hours ago, davidpsummers said:

So what are you suppose to do, sit there and keep turning it on and off?

Actually his statement is slight incomplete: The convert-o-tron 125 cannot be used continuously at 100% efficiency .

Just give less ore so it don't run at full power.

[Kryxal]

Let it overheat, as it gets hotter it processes less and generates less heat, it will balance at 50%.

[antipro]

Usually I got it balanced at 90% or more after it reaches 3k°C. But It often consumes all my heatshield ablator.
 

Edited January 9, 2018 by antipro