Heat Pump systems are available in various of types and combinations that you can apply almost any application. For heating purposes, they can be divided into basic types, determined by the source and the destination of the heat and the medium that the heat pump uses to either absorb or reject the heat in each of these locations. Also the heat ex-changers the heat transfer media can be either liquid (water, or glycol mixture) or Air, sometimes it is a combination of the two. In describing the type of heat pump, generally the heat source is provided first, followed by the destination or heat sink.
The variations in common use are
- Air to Air
- Water to Water
- Water to Air
What are the Heat Pump Systems?