ideal adiabatic cycle
1Thermodynamic cycle — Thermodynamics …
2Brayton cycle — Thermodynamics …
3Diesel cycle — Thermodynamics …
4Atkinson cycle — Thermodynamics …
5Stirling cycle — This article is about the real Stirling cycle. For the idealized Stirling cycle , see the Stirling engine article. IntroductionThe Stirling cycle is a thermodynamic cycle that describes the general class of Stirling devices. This includes the… …
6Ericsson cycle — The Ericsson Cycle is named after inventor John Ericsson, who designed and built many unique heat engines based on various thermodynamic cycles. He is credited with inventing two unique heat engine cycles and developing practical engines based on …
7diesel cycle — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized D : an ideal engine cycle during which the working substance successively undergoes adiabatic compression, constant pressure heating, adiabatic expansion, and constant volume cooling compare diesel engine, otto… …
8Otto cycle — See also: Otto engine and Four stroke engine Thermodynamics …
9Carnot cycle — Thermodynam. an ideal cycle of reversible engine operations in which a substance at one temperature is compressed adiabatically to a second temperature, expanded isothermally at the second temperature, expanded adiabatically from the second… …
10Lenoir cycle — The Lenoir cycle is an idealised thermodynamic cycle often utilized to model a pulse jet engine. It is based on the operation of an engine patented by Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir in 1860. This engine is often thought of as the first commercially… …
