An inventor claims to have created a heat pump that draws heat from a lake at 3.0ºC and delivers heat at a rate of 20 kW to a building at 35ºC, while using only 1.9 kW of electrical power. How would you judge the claim?
An inventor claims to have created a heat pump that draws heat from a lake at 3.0ºC and delivers heat at a rate of 20 kW to a building at 35ºC, while using only 1.9 kW of electrical power. How would you judge the claim?