Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-07339-817-4

Chapter 11 - Refrigeration Cycles - Problems - Page 642: 11-41C

Answer

See explanation below.

Work Step by Step

A water-source heat pump extracts heat from water, not from air, and it has higher COPs than air-source heat pump as temperature of water is higher than the temperature of air in winter.
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