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Bioborg cooling systems

Biotech heat rejection systems

Zodun Tahomei - a bioborg
Image from Steve Bowers and Artbreeder AI
Zodun Tahomei, a bioborg with a cooling crest and enlarged ears, designed to radiate heat when she is particularly active physically or mentally
Bioborgs that use high-speed information processing or other augments face metabolic problems that need to be addressed if they are function or have a viable existence.

Assuming a biological brain with an optimum operating temperature near that of a baseline human, any modifications need to have strict excess heat limits. If excessive activity (mental or physical) raises the user's body temperature by 3-5 degrees Celsius, the user will suffer hyperthemia, delerium and dehydration symptoms. Any hotter than that and the brain will start suffering damage. And at 50 degrees the user's body will collapse and quickly die unless it is heavily modified.

Among the various solutions used with good effect are biogrown fins, sails, and loops extending from the head or body, and/or biotech oxygenators/blood coolers located around the head and neck. A range of more extreme solutions include refrigerant systems and heat pumps powered by bioenergy. In the Current era, bioborgs and sybonts routinely have retractable cooling surfaces that can be deployed on demand.
 
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Development Notes
Text by Brian McKinley, John B, and M. Alan Kazlev
Updated by Steve Bowers 2024
Initially published on 24 September 2001.

 
 
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