1. Carnot cycle - Noun
2. Carnot cycle - Proper noun
a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
Source: WordNetA Carnot cycle is a special kind of cyclic process affecting a body composed of material suitable for use in a heat engine. Source: Internet
Carnot cycle Figure 1: A Carnot cycle illustrated on a PV diagram to illustrate the work done. Source: Internet
Grey-blue represents supercritical liquid water.) Entropy is the above-mentioned unexpected and, to some, obscure integral that arises directly from the Carnot cycle. Source: Internet
In the Carnot cycle, the working fluid returns to the same state it had at the start of the cycle, hence the line integral of any state function, such as entropy, over the cycle is zero. Source: Internet
Endoreversible heat engines The most Carnot efficiency as a criterion of heat engine performance is the fact that by its nature, any maximally efficient Carnot cycle must operate at an infinitesimal temperature gradient. Source: Internet
Figure 2: A Carnot cycle acting as a heat engine, illustrated on a temperature-entropy diagram. Source: Internet