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coefficient of performance

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noun

Thermodynamics.
  1. a constant that denotes the efficiency of a refrigerator, expressed as the amount of heat removed from a substance being refrigerated divided by the amount of work necessary to remove the heat. COP


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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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