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Heat Pump

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  • "Industrial heat pumps are a class of active heat-recovery equipment that allows the temperature of a waste-heat stream to be increased to a higher, more useful temperature. Consequently, heat pumps can facilitate energy savings when conventional passive-heat recovery is not possible." - BestPractices Steam Technical Brief

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  • Attached below is a technical brief on the importance of Heat Pumps, and how they can be used. Includes a detailed example on how to calculate savings
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