Definition of Carnot's cycle
Car`not's´ cy´cle
Pronunciation:
kär`nōz´
1.
(Thermodynamics)
An
ideal
heat-engine
cycle
in
which
the
working
fluid
goes
through
the
following
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
.
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