Refrigerator
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A refrigerator, commonly shortened to fridge, is a commercial and home appliance consisting of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump that transfers heat from its inside to its external env
Exterior of a modern fridge with freezer
Food in a refrigerator with its door open
Ferdinand Carré's ice-making device
Linde's 1895 patent for the refrigeration cycle
Refrigeration
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Refrigeration is the artificial cooling of a space, substance, or system to lower and/or maintain its temperature below the ambient temperature. Early refrigeration uses consumable coolants such as ic
Refrigerator
…transfers heat from its inside to its external environment so that its inside is cooled to a temperature below the ambient temperature of the room. Refrigeration is an essential food storage technique around the world. The low temperature reduces the reproduction rate of bacteria, so the refrigerator lowers the…
Commercial refrigeration
Ice harvesting in Massachusetts, 1852, showing the railroad line in the background, used to transport the ice.
William Cullen, the first to conduct experiments into artificial refrigeration.