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Carnot's cycle
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English
Carnot cycle
Alternative forms
en Carnot cycle
Proper noun
thumb|The P-V (pressure to volume) diagram of the Carnot's cycle
en thermodynamics 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.
Translations
an ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through four successive operations
Hindi: hi कार्नो चक्र
Indonesian: id siklus Carnot
Polish: pl cykl Carnota m-in
Tagalog: tl salikop Karno
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