coefficient of performance
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This ratio is called the coefficient of performance, or COP - the higher it is, the better.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2023
What is the cold reservoir temperature if the pump is to have a coefficient of performance of 12.0?
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
To calculate the heat pump's coefficient of performance, use the equation COPhp = Qh .
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
What is the best possible coefficient of performance for these temperatures?
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
The fourth set of experiments was made in 1834, upon the vessels Magnet, Dart, Eclipse, Flamer, Firefly, Ferret, and Monarch, when the coefficient of performance was found to be 1580.
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.
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