Comment by lopsotronic
1 hour ago
I believe that's Carnot COP for a heat pump used for heat+. I used the refrigeration version, T_cold / (T_hot - T_cold), which I'm 80 percent sure is the right one here.
Depends on which heat you want
Heat adding to hot side: COP_heat = Q_hot / W = T_hot / (T_hot − T_cold).
Heat leaving the cold side: COP_cool = Q_cold / W = T_cold / (T_hot − T_cold).
Another one (more common in the day to day, for me at least): heat-engine efficiency, η = 1 - T_cold / T_hot. Cycle forward to make work from heat.
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