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  2. Frederick McKinley Jones - Wikipedia

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    Around 1938, following a request by Numero, Jones began designing the Thermo Control Model A automatic truck refrigeration unit. [18] Jones designed the portable air-cooling unit for trucks carrying perishable food to prevent spoilage. [11] [14] The Model A refrigeration equipment was attached to undercarriages of trucks.

  3. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a standard dictionary, such as:

  4. Cooler - Wikipedia

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    Portable Ice Chest, U.S. Patent # 2,663,167 (1953) A cooler, portable ice chest, ice box, cool box, [1] chilly bin (in New Zealand), or esky is an insulated box used to keep food or drink cool. Ice cubes are most commonly placed in it to help the contents inside stay cool.

  5. Air conditioning - Wikipedia

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    Air conditioners, which typically use vapor-compression refrigeration, range in size from small units used in vehicles or single rooms to massive units that can cool large buildings. [6] Air source heat pumps , which can be used for heating as well as cooling , are becoming increasingly common in cooler climates.

  6. Cooling unit - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... move to sidebar hide. Cooling unit may refer to: Air conditioner; Chiller; Evaporative cooler; Fan (machine) ...

  7. Cool store - Wikipedia

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    A cold storage warehouse in Anacortes, Washington A room in a cold storage warehouse, c. 1891. A cool warehouse or cold storage warehouse is a warehouse where perishable goods are stored and refrigerated. Products stored can be, amongst other things, food, especially meat, other agricultural products, pharmaceutical drugs, other chemicals and ...

  8. Free cooling - Wikipedia

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    Free cooling is an economical method of using low external air temperatures to assist in chilling water, which can then be used for industrial processes, or air conditioning systems. The chilled water can either be used immediately or be stored for the short- or long-term.

  9. Cooling capacity - Wikipedia

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    Cooling capacity is the measure of a cooling system's ability to remove heat. [1] It is equivalent to the heat supplied to the evaporator/boiler part of the refrigeration cycle and may be called the "rate of refrigeration" or "refrigeration capacity".