Cooling
Cooling is removal of heat, usually resulting in a lower temperature and/or phase change. Temperature lowering achieved by any other means may also be called cooling.[1][2] The transfer of thermal energy may occur via thermal radiation, heat conduction or convection. Examples include:
Devices[]
- Heat exchanger
- Radiative cooling in Heat shields
- Radiators in automobiles
- Intercooler
- Coolant
- Cooling towers, as used in large industrial plants and power stations
- HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning)
- Heat pipe
- Heat sink
- Vortex tube, as used in industrial spot cooling
- Pumpable ice technology
References[]
- ^ International Dictionary of Refrigeration, http://dictionary.iifiir.org/search.php
- ^ ASHRAE Terminology, https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/free-resources/ashrae-terminology
External links[]
Media related to Cooling at Wikimedia Commons
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- Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
- Cooling technology