Physics:Cooling
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Short description: The transfer of heat out of an object
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 can be as simple as reducing temperature of a coffee.
Devices
- Coolant
- Cooling towers, as used in large industrial plants and power stations
- Daytime passive radiative cooler
- Evaporative cooler
- Heat exchanger
- Heat pipe
- Heat sink
- HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning)
- Intercooler
- Radiative cooling in Heat shields
- Radiators in automobiles
- Pumpable ice technology
- Thermoelectric cooling
- Vortex tube, as used in industrial spot cooling
References
- ↑ International Dictionary of Refrigeration, http://dictionary.iifiir.org/search.php
- ↑ ASHRAE Terminology, https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/free-resources/ashrae-terminology
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