Cooling
Appearance
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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[edit]
- Coolant
- Cooling towers, as used in large industrial plants and power stations
- Daytime passive radiative cooler
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- 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 technologyPumpable ice in the basement of a supermarket - Thermoelectric cooling
- Vortex tube, as used in industrial spot cooling
References[edit]
External links[edit]
Media related to Cooling at Wikimedia Commons