The Cooling Chain: Building to Atmosphere
One mechanism from Chapter 12: Cooling Things Down.
flowchart TD Bldg["Building generates heat"] CHW["Chilled water loop absorbs heat"] Chiller["Chiller lifts heat from chilled to condenser loop"] CW["Condenser water loop carries heat"] Tower["Cooling tower rejects heat by evaporation"] Atmo["Atmosphere"] Bldg --> CHW CHW --> Chiller Chiller --> CW CW --> Tower Tower --> Atmo