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active cooling

Active cooling uses a fan to circulate air or a pump to move water in order to cool electronic components. Contrast with "passive cooling," which relies on heat sinks and vents to allow the air to dissipate. See water cooled and heat sink.
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Ground source heat pump (GSHP) functions in active cooling mode when the ground temperature is not low enough (e.g.
If the ambient temperature rises above the required internal temperature then units with active cooling circuits must be used.
Increasing power densities and demands on thermal management have resulted in various new approaches and a transition from passive to active cooling. COTS products are typically designed for convection cooling, whereas the traditional military box has been designed for passive conduction cooling.
is adding active cooling containers to its cold chain solutions for airfreight movements.
In this study, investigating the effect of active cooling with different configurations, such as the fin number, arrangement, and air velocity, on the electrical efficiency of the PV module is aimed.
An article recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology (http://bit.ly/mpol71050) reported that a test was conducted in which blood samples were flown three hours (258 km) in a custom active cooling box mounted on a drone.
The other sample of each pair was held in a car at the airfield with active cooling to maintain target temperature.
The telescope's rear cell includes active cooling fans and accepts up to 3 1/2-inch focusers, producing a 60-mm nonvignetted field.
The cooling methods used are broadly classier into two categories namely active cooling and passive cooling.
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