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china heat pump on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:00:00 AM
Q
uestion: What is a heat pump?
Answer: Heat pumps extract low temperature energy from the environment and
increases its temperature for heating purposes. Heat pump efficiencies are
normally quoted as the coefficient of performance of the system, these are
typically in the range 3 to 5. In other words, extracting heat from renewable
sources requires just 1kW of electrical input in order to generate 3kW to 5kW of
heating output. Heat pump systems therefore, are 3 to 5 times more efficient
than fossil fuel boilers and are more than capable of warming a house
completely, even during the lowest winter temperatures. The increasing
popularity of these heating systems is reflected by their overwhelmingly
successful application in the cold climates of Scandinavia.
China Palm supplies professional heat pumps.