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NIST helps heat pumps 'go with the flow' to boost output
01-23-2008 · EurekAlert!NIST researchers are working to improve even more the performance of air-source heat pumps -- which already typically deliver up to three times more heating energy to a home than the electric energy they consume -- by providing engineers with computer-based tools for optimizing heat exchanger designs.
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