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Carnot cycle

An ideal heat engine or thermodynamic cycle conceived by Sadi Carnot, in which the sequence of operations forming the working cycle consists of isothermal expansion, adiabatic expansion, isothermal compression, and adiabatic compression back to its initial state.




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    • Brayton cycle
    • Rankine cycle


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