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Definition of Heat pump
1. Noun. Apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building.
Definition of Heat pump
1. Noun. A device that transfers heat from something at a lower temperature to something at a higher temperature by doing work ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heat Pump
Literary usage of Heat pump
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alternative Farming Systems by K. Schnieder (1994)
"A heat pump is essentially an air conditioner in reverse. Just as an air conditioner
pumps heat from a relatively cool room into the warmer outside air, ..."
2. Energy Efficiency: Challenges and Trends for Electric UtilitiesB (1994)
"The typical heat pump has a heating efficiency (heating season performance factor,
or HSPF) of about 6.9 Btus per watt-hour and a cooling efficiency ..."
3. Applied Thermodynamics for Engineers by William Duane Ennis (1915)
"8), (which is a reversible engine), and let this heat pump be used for ...
If this efficiency is greater than that of the heat pump, the latter will ..."
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