- heat pump
- noun Date: 1894 an apparatus for heating or cooling (as a building) by transferring heat by mechanical means from or to an external reservoir (as the ground, water, or outside air)
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heat pump — n part of a machine that takes heat from one place to another … Dictionary of contemporary English
heat pump — heat′ pump n. ene thr a device that uses a compressible refrigerant to transfer heat in a reversible process from one body, as the ground, air, or water, to another body, as a building • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
Heat pump — A heat pump is a machine or device that moves heat from one location (the source ) to another location (the sink or heat sink ), using work. Most heat pump technology moves heat from a low temperature heat source to a higher temperature heat sink … Wikipedia
Heat pump — 1) (air source) An air source heat pump is the most common type of heat pump. The heat pump absorbs heat from the outside air and transfers the heat to the space to be heated in the heating mode. In the cooling mode the heat pump absorbs heat … Energy terms
heat pump — 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 • Hypernyms: ↑apparatus, ↑setup * * * noun : a device for… … Useful english dictionary
heat pump — a device that uses a compressible refrigerant to transfer heat from one body, as the ground, air, or water, to another body, as a building, with the process being reversible. [1890 95] * * * Device for transferring heat from a substance or space… … Universalium
heat pump — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms heat pump : singular heat pump plural heat pumps a piece of equipment that carries heat from one place to another, for example in a fridge … English dictionary
heat pump — šiluminis siurblys statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. heat pump vok. Wärmepumpe, f rus. тепловой насос, m pranc. pompe à chaleur, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
Heat pump and refrigeration cycle — Thermodynamic heat pump and refrigeration cycles are the models for heat pumps and refrigerators. The difference between a heat pump and a normal air conditioner is that a heat pump can be used to heat a home as well as cool it. Even though the… … Wikipedia
Heat pump efficiency — The efficiency of a heat pump, that is, the electrical energy to operate it, is directly related to temperatures between which it operates. Geothermal heat pumps are more efficient than conventional heat pumps or air conditioners that use the… … Energy terms
