rankine-cycle thermal efficiency
1Rankine cycle — The Rankine cycle is a thermodynamic cycle which converts heat into work. The heat is supplied externally to a closed loop, which usually uses water as the working fluid. This cycle generates about 80% of all electric power used throughout the… …
2Thermal efficiency — In thermodynamics, the thermal efficiency (eta {th} ,) is a dimensionless performance measure of a thermal device such as an internal combustion engine, a boiler, or a furnace, for example. The input, Q {in} ,, to the device is heat, or the heat… …
3rankine cycle — noun Usage: usually capitalized R : an ideal reversible heat engine cycle approximated by the operating cycle of an actual steam engine * * * Thermodynam. the hypothetical cycle of a steam engine in which all heat transfers take place at constant …
4Rankine Cycle — The thermodynamic cycle that is an ideal standard for comparing performance of heat engines, steam power plants, steam turbines, and heat pump systems that use a condensable vapor as the working fluid. Efficiency is measured as work done… …
5Organic Rankine Cycle — Thermodynamics …
6Thermal power station — Republika Power Plant, a thermal power station in Pernik, Bulgaria …
7Combined cycle — Thermodynamics …
8Diesel cycle — Thermodynamics …
9Ocean thermal energy conversion — Temperature differences between the surface and 1000m depth in the oceans Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) uses the difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce useful work,… …
10Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …
