国际制冷学会（IIR）与美国供热制冷空调工程师学会（ASHRAE）近日发布了Cooling、Refrigeration、Chilling、Freezing、Cold Chain共计5个制冷行业基本术语的英文释义，并希望行业同仁在所有公开发布、书籍、期刊或政策的英文文件中正确使用下述术语，具体释义内容如下：
Cooling
(1) Removal of heat, usually resulting in a lower temperature and/or phase change
(2) Lowering temperature.
Refrigeration
(1) Cooling of a space, substance or system to lower and/or maintain its temperature below the ambient one (removed heat is rejected at a higher temperature).
(2) Artificial cooling.
Chilling
Cooling of a substance without freezing it.
Freezing
Solidification phase change of a liquid or the liquid content of a substance, usually due to cooling.
Cold Chain
Series of actions and equipment applied to maintain a product within a specified low-temperature range from harvest/production to consumption.
（信息来源：国际制冷学会）