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Carnot cycle

Carnot cycle is the alternative form of Carnot's cycle.

Meaning of Carnot's cycle

Proper noun

Carnot's cycle

  1. An ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through four successive operations: (1) isothermal expansion to a desired point; (2) adiabatic expansion to a desired point; (3) isothermal compression to such a point that (4) adiabatic compression brings it back to its initial state.

Questions about Carnot cycle

What is Carnot cycle the alternative form of?
Carnot cycle is the alternative form of Carnot's cycle.

Words near Carnot cycle in the dictionary

  1. carnosinol
  2. carnosities
  3. carnosity
  4. carnosol
  5. Carnot
  6. Carnot cycle
  7. Carnot engine
  8. Carnot engines
  9. Carnot heat engine
  10. Carnot heat engines
  11. Carnot's cycle

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