English Explanatory Dictionary

Carnot's cycle

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Meanings

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  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.

Word forms

Carnot's cycle Carnot cycle
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