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cooling load

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cooling load [′kül·iŋ ‚lōd]
(mechanical engineering)
The total amount of heat energy that must be removed from a system by a cooling mechanism in a unit time, equal to the rate at which heat is generated by people, machinery, and processes, plus the net flow of heat into the system not associated with the cooling machinery.

cooling load
The amount of heat that must be removed from a building to maintain a comfortable temperature for its occupants.


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