Rankine cycle
Proper noun
Meaning
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the Rankine cycle
(physics) A thermodynamic cycle used as an ideal standard for the comparative performance of heat engines.
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One of the principal advantages the Rankine cycle holds over others is that during the compression stage relatively little work is required to drive the pump, the working fluid being in its liquid phase at this point.
Speed Thermodynamics of steam turbines T-s diagram of a superheated Rankine cycle The steam turbine operates on basic principles of thermodynamics using the part 3-4 of the Rankine cycle shown in the adjoining diagram.
The efficiency of a Rankine cycle is usually limited by the working fluid.
The Rankine cycle is the fundamental thermodynamic underpinning of the steam engine.