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Rankine cycle

noun Thermodynamics.

the hypothetical cycle of a steam engine in which all heat transfers take place at constant pressure and in which expansion and compression occur adiabatically.

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Also called Clausius cycle.

Origin:
1895–1900; named after W. J. M. Rankine

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Rankine cycle (ˈræŋkɪn)

—n
	the thermodynamic cycle in steam engines by which water is pumped into a boiler at one end and the steam is condensed at the other

[C19: named after W. J. M. Rankine (1820--72), Scottish physicist]

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