rankine cycle

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Definition of rankine cycle in English Turkish dictionary

Rankine çevrimi

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Definition of rankine cycle in English English dictionary

a thermodynamic cycle used as an ideal standard for the comparative performance of heat engines

Ideal cyclical sequence of changes of pressure and temperature of a fluid, such as water, used in an engine, such as a steam engine. Described in 1859 by William Rankine, it is used as a standard for rating the performance of steam power plants. In the Rankine cycle, the working substance of the engine undergoes four successive changes: (1) heating at constant volume (as in a boiler), (2) evaporation and superheating (if any) at constant pressure, (3) isentropic expansion in the engine, and (4) condensation at constant pressure with return of the fluid to the boiler. See also Carnot cycle

Hyphenation

Ran·kine cy·cle

Turkish pronunciation

rängkayn saykıl

Pronunciation

/ˈraɴɢˌkīn ˈsīkəl/ /ˈræŋˌkaɪn ˈsaɪkəl/

Etymology

() From William John Macquorn Rankine Scottish engineer and physicist