The present invention relates to a method of operation of a cooling by pericardial effusion, or sweating, in which a cooling element (12) of a porous is traversed by a cooling fluid (22), the pressure of the cooling fluid (22) being measured before and after passage through the cooling element (12), and the thickness of the cooling element (12) in the direction of flow of cooling fluid (22) is calculated with the aid of the differential pressure.
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