A heat pump is a device that transfers heat energy from a source of heat to a heat sink. In many industrial processes, heat pumps are applied to recover process waste heat. They are used in dehumidifaction, distillation and evaporation processes, and also for water heating and combined heating and cooling. There are major opportunities [...]

The Coefficient of Performance (COP) is a measure of how much useful thermal work is done by a machine per unit of energy invested. For example: Common electrical water heaters in most houses have a COP of ~1 Gas fired water heaters commonly have a COP of ~0.85 A heat pump for heating water can [...]