Developed by a Chinese research group, the novel refrigerant is made of a mixture of carbon dioxide (CO2) and a non-flammable hydrofluoroolefin. It has slightly higher costs compared to conventional ...
A Dutch research team has outlined a new method to assess the coefficient of performance of air-to-water heat pumps by considering ambient temperature and relative humidity. The model is based on the ...
The pragmatic definition of the COP is: COP = (What you Get)/(What you Pay For). This measure of performance can have a value greater than unity, and it is this fact that makes a heat pump an ...