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From: gdmr@cstvax.UUCP (George D M Ross)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.physics
Subject: Stillsuits
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Date: Wed, 17-Jul-85 12:37:08 EDT
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[Forwarded to the net on behalf of ....
From: mcvax.uucp!seismo!ut-sally!shell!neuro1!baylor!peter
(munch)]

Human muscles are quite strong enough to heat by compression. So how
about this scenario:

	Hot moist air inside the suit is compressed, pumped through
radiator fins (to dump the heat), and then let expand. The water condenses
and is stored for drinking & the cooled air is pumped back into the suit.
All you need to be able to do is heat a parcel of air to higher than arakkis
surface temperature by compressing it.


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