Heat Pump Refrigerant Flow Diagram

Click back and forth between buttons 2 and 3 and note how the discharge from the compressor is diverted to different coils in each mode.
Heat pump refrigerant flow diagram. A heat pump is a mechanical system that allows for the transmission of heat from one location the source at a lower temperature to another location the sink or heat sink at a higher temperature. Air is blown over an evaporator coil transferring heat energy from the air to the refrigerant. The hfc refrigerant emissions from heat pumps over the lifetime are roughly 2 to 5 mg mj. You can also view the 2 modes showing the refrigerant states with buttons 4 and 5.
The refrigerant flows through a closed system of refrigeration lines between the outdoor and the indoor unit. The diagram below shows a heat pump piping layout. Thanks to a reversing valve a heat pump can change the flow of refrigerant and either heat or cool a home. Thermodynamic heat pump cycles or refrigeration cycles are the conceptual and mathematical models for heat pump air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
A heat pump is a versatile efficient cooling and heating system. In two phase flow systems a heat pump is a device that transfers energy from a heat source to a destination called a heat sink.