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From: mangler@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu (System Mangler)
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Subject: Re: Disk Striping (description and references) plus class brief
Message-ID: <3871@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>
Date: Thu, 3-Sep-87 03:49:50 EDT
Article-I.D.: cit-vax.3871
Posted: Thu Sep  3 03:49:50 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Sep-87 10:01:11 EDT
References: <2432@ames.arpa> <3721@well.UUCP> <2838@phri.UUCP> <164@umich.UUCP> <2239@cbmvax.UUCP>
Organization: California Institute of Technology
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Summary: hydrogen

In article <2239@cbmvax.UUCP>, grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) writes:
> Uh, I think this has more to do with the properties of Hydrogen as a coolent
> gas rather than anything to do with the speed of sound.

Less drag (big generators are 99% efficient!)
non-oxidizing (extends life of insulation & lubricant at high temperature)
high thermal conductivity

The very best power generators use helium, at 4 degrees Kelvin.

Don Speck   speck@vlsi.caltech.edu  {amdahl,rutgers}!cit-vax!speck