a fluid capable of changes of phase at low temperatures: used as the working fluid of a refrigerator
2.
a cooling substance, such as ice or solid carbon dioxide
3. medicine
an agent that provides a sensation of coolness or reduces fever
adjective
4.
causing cooling or freezing
refrigerant in American English
(rɪˈfrɪdʒərənt)
adjective
1.
that refrigerates; cooling or freezing something
2.
reducing heat or fever
noun
3.
a medicine used to reduce fever
4.
a substance used in refrigeration; specif., any of various liquids that vaporize at a low temperature, used in mechanical refrigeration
Word origin
L refrigerans, prp.
refrigerant in Chemical Engineering
(rɪfrɪdʒərənt)
Word forms: (regular plural) refrigerants
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Heat transfer)
A refrigerant is a material whose boiling and condensation moves heat from one heat exchanger to another.
The three main refrigerants used in industrial refrigeration systems are light hydrocarbons such as propane,anhydrous ammonia, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFC).
Any substance which can be used to abstract heat from other substances, and therebylower their temperatures, can be used as a refrigerant.
A refrigerant is a material whose boiling and condensation moves heat from one heat exchanger toanother.
refrigerant in Mechanical Engineering
(rɪfrɪdʒərənt)
Word forms: (regular plural) refrigerants
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Energy, thermodynamics and heat transfer)
A refrigerant is a material whose boiling and condensation moves heat from one heat exchanger toanother.
The three main refrigerants used in industrial refrigeration systems are light hydrocarbons such as propane,anhydrous ammonia, and chlorofluorocarbons.
Any substance which can be used to abstract heat from other substances, and therebylower their temperatures, can be used as a refrigerant.
A refrigerant is a material whose boiling and condensation moves heat from one heat exchanger toanother.