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Heat Pump COP
Coefficient of performance for heat pump
Cycles
Source Details
Id
thermo-cop-heat-pump
Name
Heat Pump COP
Discipline
thermodynamics
Category
Cycles
Latex
COP_{HP} = \frac{Q_H}{W} = \frac{T_H}{T_H - T_L}
Description
Coefficient of performance for heat pump
Conditions
Carnot COP (maximum possible)
Variables
[
{
"symbol": "COPₕₚ",
"name": "COP (Heat Pump)",
"unit": "",
"siUnit": ""
},
{
"symbol": "Qₕ",
"name": "Heat Delivered",
"unit": "J",
"siUnit": "J",
"imperialUnit": "BTU"
},
{
"symbol": "W",
"name": "Work Input",
"unit": "J",
"siUnit": "J",
"imperialUnit": "BTU"
},
{
"symbol": "Tₕ",
"name": "High Temperature",
"unit": "K",
"siUnit": "K"
},
{
"symbol": "Tₗ",
"name": "Low Temperature",
"unit": "K",
"siUnit": "K"
}
]Solve For
COPₕₚ, Qₕ, W
Tags
cop, heat, pump, heating, carnot
Is Custom
false