No problem, take your time finding the article. I did not intend to shoot the messenger, only to suggest that the idea can not be possible.
The laws of thermodynamics would not allow you to generate more electric power from the heat than is required to transfer the heat in the first place. We would all like for this to be true, but a system of this type would be a perpetual motion machine. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Shaun Taylor <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Jan 22, 2012 11:25 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Commercial heat pump with COP of 8 On 23/01/2012 2:43 PM, David Roberson wrote: I think you are suggesting a way to defeat the laws of thermodynamics with your heat pump that has a COP of 10. This is a lot like having an electric car with a generator that recharges the battery. My bet is that the heat output is at too low of a temperature to be used efficiently. No free lunches in this business. Dave Before you shoot the messenger, me, let me find the article I read. All remember was a stated COP of 10 or greater. Google is bloody rustration when you can't find something you read and don't remember hat you were searching for at the time. Shaun
