Cooling

For other uses, see Cooling (disambiguation).
A cooling fan

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 tea.

Devices

An evaporative cooler near Hakata Station in Fukuoka, Japan
  • 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 in the basement of a supermarket
    Pumpable ice technology
  • Thermoelectric cooling
  • Vortex tube, as used in industrial spot cooling

See also

References

  1. ^ "cooling". International Dictionary of Refrigeration. Archived from the original on Apr 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "cooling". ASHRAE Terminology. Archived from the original on Apr 12, 2024.
  • Media related to Cooling at Wikimedia Commons
  • Terracotta Is a 3,000-Year-Old Solution to Fighting Extreme Heat
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