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07-27-2014, 08:47 AM (This post was last modified: 07-27-2014 08:48 AM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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I forgot to mention (just don't like such things half done) how refrigeration generally works: it's the process of removing heat from an enclosed space, or from a substance, to lower its temperature. A refrigerator uses the evaporation of a liquid (refrigerant) to absorb heat, which evaporates at an extremely low temperature, creating freezing temperatures inside the refrigerator. It's based on the following physics: - a liquid is rapidly vaporized (through compression) - the quickly expanding vapor requires kinetic energy and draws the energy needed from the immediate area - which loses energy and becomes cooler. Cooling caused by the rapid expansion of gases is the primary means of refrigeration today.
This was William Cullen's design and drawing:
   
As for coining the term - it derives, of course, from Latin, the Latin word "refrigerium" literally means ‘refreshment’. Since mourning traditions have often been discussed here: In ancient Rome, the word refrigerium referred specifically to a commemorative meal for the dead consumed in a graveyard. These meals were held on the day of burial, then again on the ninth day after the funeral, and annually thereafter.
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Something New - PaigeBooth - 06-27-2014, 09:10 PM
RE: Something New - RJNorton - 06-28-2014, 05:14 AM
RE: Something New - L Verge - 06-28-2014, 01:18 PM
RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 06-28-2014, 08:53 PM
RE: Something New - PaigeBooth - 06-29-2014, 10:02 PM
RE: Something New - L Verge - 07-03-2014, 09:32 AM
RE: Something New - PaigeBooth - 07-04-2014, 11:44 AM
RE: Something New - L Verge - 07-04-2014, 12:11 PM
RE: Something New - Wild Bill - 07-04-2014, 04:24 PM
RE: Something New - Linda Anderson - 07-04-2014, 04:37 PM
RE: Something New - BettyO - 07-04-2014, 04:48 PM
RE: Something New - L Verge - 07-04-2014, 08:16 PM
RE: Something New - L Verge - 07-19-2014, 07:17 PM
RE: Something New - bob_summers - 07-20-2014, 08:26 AM
RE: Something New - L Verge - 07-20-2014, 10:29 AM
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RE: Something New - BettyO - 07-20-2014, 10:02 AM
RE: Something New - Linda Anderson - 07-20-2014, 10:32 AM
RE: Something New - BettyO - 07-20-2014, 10:33 AM
RE: Something New - L Verge - 07-21-2014, 08:42 PM
RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 07-21-2014, 09:55 PM
RE: Something New - RJNorton - 07-22-2014, 08:04 AM
RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 03-29-2015, 06:35 PM
RE: Something New - LincolnToddFan - 07-22-2014, 01:19 AM
RE: Something New - L Verge - 07-24-2014, 08:26 PM
RE: Something New - LincolnToddFan - 07-24-2014, 09:55 PM
RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 07-25-2014, 05:53 AM
RE: Something New - RJNorton - 07-25-2014, 05:58 AM
RE: Something New - LincolnToddFan - 07-25-2014, 12:06 PM
RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 07-25-2014, 06:12 PM
RE: Something New - L Verge - 07-25-2014, 10:42 PM
RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 08-03-2014, 09:12 AM
RE: Something New - L Verge - 08-03-2014, 12:40 PM
RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 07-26-2014, 05:30 AM
RE: Something New - L Verge - 07-26-2014, 12:11 PM
RE: Something New - BettyO - 07-26-2014, 02:50 PM
RE: Something New - Gene C - 07-26-2014, 06:56 PM
RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 07-26-2014, 07:06 PM
RE: Something New - RJNorton - 07-27-2014, 09:26 AM
RE: Something New - Susan Higginbotham - 07-27-2014, 02:26 PM
RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 07-27-2014 08:47 AM
RE: Something New - RJNorton - 07-27-2014, 02:40 PM
RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 07-27-2014, 04:40 PM
RE: Something New - RJNorton - 07-27-2014, 04:56 PM
RE: Something New - STS Lincolnite - 07-27-2014, 09:48 PM
RE: Something New - RJNorton - 07-28-2014, 04:52 AM
RE: Something New - PaigeBooth - 07-28-2014, 10:41 AM
RE: Something New - LincolnToddFan - 07-29-2014, 03:36 AM
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RE: Something New - LincolnToddFan - 08-03-2014, 01:06 PM
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RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 08-03-2014, 02:07 PM
RE: Something New - Linda Anderson - 08-03-2014, 04:43 PM
RE: Something New - LincolnToddFan - 08-03-2014, 03:14 PM
RE: Something New - LincolnToddFan - 08-03-2014, 05:25 PM
RE: Something New - Eva Elisabeth - 08-04-2014, 10:34 AM
RE: Something New - Linda Anderson - 08-04-2014, 12:05 PM
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RE: Something New - RJNorton - 08-04-2014, 10:50 AM
RE: Something New - LincolnToddFan - 08-04-2014, 04:02 PM
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