Michel Jullian wrote:
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> You're right Harry it's more rigorous to define the COP as the ratio of
output power to input power. Note that for heat pumps it is often used even more
rigorously to describe the ratio of output (moved) thermal power to input
mechanical power, i.e. taking the motor or engine's efficiency out of the equation.
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> IMHO one can use both definitions provided one defines clearly the _system_
under study (heat pump alone, or motor+ heat pump combination, commercially
called "heat pump")
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I'm wondering if Tom Bearden's usage of COP is correct, or does Tom use a
different COP term?
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Regards,
Paul Lowrance
