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They mean a heat pump. You apply work to transfer heat, getting more inside than if you had just turned the energy into heat directly; the outside gets colder o
by wardedVibe 3y ago
They mean a heat pump. You apply work to transfer heat, getting more inside than if you had just turned the energy into heat directly; the outside gets colder of course.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_pump#Principle_of_operation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_pump#Principle_of_operati...
- josephcsible 3y agoYes, heat pumps are over 100%, but isn't turning the energy into heat directly exactly 100%?
- Adverblessly 3y agoAs a random thought, for resistive heating some energy is definitely "lost" as light.
- krallja 3y agoEven light will eventually be absorbed by some surface and become heat.