air-cooled

Breeze-based temperature regulation

Air-cooled describes engines or machinery that use circulating air rather than liquid coolant to dissipate heat: an air-cooled motorcycle engine, the old air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle.

The design is simpler and lighter than liquid cooling but typically less efficient for high-performance applications.

automotive

engine

Machine producing motion

Porsche · 911 · cylinders · pistons · carburetor · fins · combustion · flat-four · exhaust · Harley-Davidson

machinery

fan

Admirer or air mover

convection · airflow · dissipation · thermal · overheating · aluminum · compressor · generator · motor · enclosure

vintage

classic

Of lasting excellence

heritage · collectible · timeless · historic · restoration · preserved · memorabilia · period · patina · original

electronics

fanless

Lacking rotating cooling mechanism

heatspreader · chassis · silent · compact · server · amplifier · transformer · LED · enclosure · vented

Categories
Opposites
cooling medium

air-cooledwater-cooled

Cooled by liquid circulation

thermal state

air-cooledheated

Warmed or passionate

warm · uncooled

Family

air, cool, airy, cooler, cooling, cooled, coolest, airiness, coolers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G