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.

Generic synonyms: Apparatus, Setup

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

heat of compression
heat of condensation
heat of crystallization
heat of dissociation
heat of evaporation
heat of formation
heat of fusion
heat of hydration
heat of solidification
heat of solution
heat of sublimation
heat of transformation
heat of vaporisation
heat of vaporization
heat prostration
heat pump
heat pumps
heat rash
heat rate
heat ray
heat resistant
heat rigor
heat shield
heat sink
heat sinks
heat stress disorder
heat stroke
heat transfer
heat transfer efficiency
heat transfers

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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