太空中的AI数据中心并不存在散热难题
本文反驳了"太空中无法解决AI数据中心散热问题"的常见观点。作者指出，虽然真空环境抑制了传导和对流两种散热方式，但辐射散热在太空中反而更容易实现——只要使用遮阳散热器即可。以1MW数据中心需约2500平方米散热面积计算，100MW的数据中心需要25万平方米散热器（约为国际空间站的250倍），约需100-500次星舰发射。作者结论是：太空AI数据中心目前仍极其不切实际，但绝非不可能，尤其是散热问题并非主要障碍。
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