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coolant
(redirected from Cooling liquid)

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coolant
1. a fluid used to cool a system or to transfer heat from one part of it to another
2. a liquid, such as an emulsion of oil, water, and soft soap, used to lubricate and cool the workpiece and cutting tool during machining

coolant [′kül·ənt]
(materials)
A cutting fluid for machine operations, which keeps the tool cool to prevent reduction in hardness and resistance to abrasion, and prevents distortion of the work.
A substance, ordinarily fluid, used for cooling any part of a reactor in which heat is generated.
In general, any cooling agent, usually a fluid.


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This scheme offers a simple and compact solution to transfer cooling liquid directly into a gigascale integrated (GSI) chip, and is fully compatible with conventional flip-chip packaging," said Bing Dang, a graduate research assistant in electrical and computer engineering at Georgia Tech.
This alignment, however, can lead to convection currents in the molten metal that redistribute the cooling liquid throughout the casting and increase overall casting solidification rate.
However, no one has yet succeeded in cooling liquid water to such a low temperature without ending up with solid ice.
 
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