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The terms and definitions included in this glossary were taken from "ASHRAE Terminology of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration".
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Term Definition
charging connection

device to enable a refrigera­ting system to be charged with refrigerant. Also, the tube or hose through which charging is ac­complished 

 
chillverb. to apply refrigeration moderately to products without freezing them
 
chill factor (wind chill factor)

temperature of  relatively calm (4 mph or 6.4 km/h) air that would produce the same chill effect on bare flesh as the combination of wind and temperature.

 
chiller

1. refrigerating machine used to transfer heat between fluids.

2. complete, indirect refrigerating system of compres­sor, condenser, and evaporator with all operating and safety cont 

 
chiller barrel

shell-and-tube evaporator used to cool water or a secondary coolant. Note: Term applies only to water-chilling packages, not to heat exchangers.

 
chiller drip tray

drawer located directly beneath the refrigerat­ed surfaces of a manual or semiauto­matic defrosting refrigera­tor for food chilling and/or water collecting during defrost­ing. It may also serve as a baffle to regulate compartment temperature.

 

 
chilling (cooling)process of lowering of the temperature of a substance to a specific tempera­ture above freezing. See super­cool­ing; superchill­ing
 
chilling injury


cold injury to foodstuff (produce) occurring at temperatures above the freezing point 

 
chilling room

 

room refrigerated to chill a product without freezing it
 
chimney

one or more passageways, vertical or nearly so, for conveying flue gases to the outside atmosphere.

 

 




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