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clausius cycle

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Clau⋅si⋅us cy⋅cle

  [klaw-zee-uhs, klou-]
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–noun Thermodynamics.
Rankine cycle.

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.
Also called Clausius cycle.

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