How does an air conditioner actually work? - Anna Rothschild

Name: How does an air conditioner actually work? - Anna Rothschild
Uploaded: 2024-05-28T08:00:56-07:00
Duration: 4 min 54 s
Description: Dig into the science of how heat pumps both heat and cool a home, and find out the benefits and drawbacks of this technology. -- Typically, with any piece of technology, you pump one unit of energy in and you get about one out. That’s just the first law of thermodynamics: energy has to be conserved. Free to watch on Dr.Doc Kids.

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Dig into the science of how heat pumps both heat and cool a home, and find out the benefits and drawbacks of this technology. -- Typically, with any piece of technology, you pump one unit of energy in and you get about one out. That’s just the first law of thermodynamics: energy has to be conserved. Free to watch on Dr.Doc Kids.

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