Carnot's cycle (English, name)
expansion: Carnot's cycle
Senses:
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
thermodynamics
glosses: An ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through four successive operations: (1) isothermal expansion to a desired point; (2) adiabatic expansion to a desired point; (3) isothermal compression to such a point that (4) adiabatic compression brings it back to its initial state.
Forms:
form: Carnot cycle
tags: alternative