Cooling
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Cooling
Cooling (/ˈkuːlɪŋ/) is the process of lowering the temperature of an object or substance by removing or reducing its thermal energy.
Etymology
The term "cooling" originates from the Old English colian, which means "to make cold".
Related Terms
- Thermal Energy: The energy that comes from heat. This heat is generated by the movement of tiny particles within an object or system.
- Temperature: A measure of the hotness or coldness of a substance, usually measured in degrees.
- Heat Transfer: The process of thermal energy moving from a higher temperature area to a lower temperature area.
- Conduction: The process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions between neighboring molecules.
- Convection: The transfer of heat by the actual movement of the warmed matter.
- Radiation: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
- Refrigeration: The process of removing heat from an enclosed space or from a substance, and moving it to a place where it is unobjectionable.
- Air Conditioning: The system or process that treats air in a defined, usually enclosed area via a refrigeration cycle in which warm air is removed and replaced with cooler air.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cooling
- Wikipedia's article - Cooling
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