Also known as: HP-
HP stands for various terms. Discover the full forms, meanings, and possible interpretations of HP across different fields and industries.
A heat pump is a device that provides heat energy from a source of heat to a destination called a "heat sink". Heat pumps are designed to move thermal energy opposite to the direction of spontaneous heat flow by absorbing heat from a cold space and releasing it to a warmer one.
Business & FinanceReal EstateThe Finance and Administrative ServicesUnit of work equivalent to lifting power of 33,000-foot pounds per minute.
ArchitecturalBusiness & FinanceChemistryPower PlantScientific & Educationalthe pressure exerted by a liquid as a result of its potential energy, ignoring its kinetic energy; frequently used to distinguish a true pressure from an osmotic pressure or to emphasize the variation in pressure in a column of fluid due to the effect of gravity.
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