{{Short description|Transfer of heat out of an object}} {{Other uses}} thumb|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'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=cooling |url=https://dictionary.iifiir.org/index.php?inputLang=en&truncPos=right&srchTerm=cooling&outputLang=xx&defnLang=en&submit=View+results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412230654/https://dictionary.iifiir.org/index.php?inputLang=en&truncPos=right&srchTerm=cooling&outputLang=xx&defnLang=en&submit=View+results |archive-date=Apr 12, 2024 |website=International Dictionary of Refrigeration}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=cooling |url=https://terminology.ashrae.org/?term=cooling |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412224827/https://terminology.ashrae.org/?term=cooling |archive-date=Apr 12, 2024 |website=ASHRAE Terminology}}</ref> 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== *Coolant *Cooling towers, as used in large industrial plants and power stations *Daytime passive radiative cooler [[File:Evaporative cooler in front of Hakata Station.jpg|thumb|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 *thumb|Pumpable ice in the basement of a supermarketPumpable ice technology *Thermoelectric cooling *Vortex tube, as used in industrial spot cooling
== See also == * Computer cooling * Refrigeration
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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} * ''[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/terracotta-is-a-3-000-year-old-solution-to-fighting-extreme-heat/ Terracotta Is a 3,000-Year-Old Solution to Fighting Extreme Heat]''
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