In a heat pump system experiencing icing on the evaporator coil, which mechanism reduces overall heating performance?

💡 Explanation

Icing reduces heating efficiency because of decreased convective heat transfer between the air and coil surfaces, resulting in less heat absorbed from the outside air. Therefore icing inhibits heat flux; rather than only impacting material properties influencing performance.

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