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Brayton cycle

A thermodynamic cycle that uses constant pressure, heat addition and heat rejection, and that represents the idealized behavior of the working fluid in a gas turbine type heat engine. The four basic operations of the Brayton cycle are accomplished simultaneously and continuously for an uninterrupted flow of power.


Related entries

   • Carnot cycle
   • Rankine cycle


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   • BASIC SCIENCE






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