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
Suppose you want to operate an ideal refrigerator with a cold temperature of −10.0ºC , and you would like it to have a coefficient of performance of 7.00.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
What is the best possible coefficient of performance for these temperatures?
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
The coefficient of performance of the Fairy is 464.8; of the Rattler 676.8; and of the Frankfort 792.3.
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.
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