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  2. Template:Table of thermodynamic cycles - Wikipedia

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    Differs from Otto cycle in that V 1 < V 4. Brayton: adiabatic: isobaric: adiabatic: isobaric Ramjets, turbojets, -props, and -shafts. Originally developed for use in reciprocating engines. The external combustion version of this cycle is known as the first Ericsson cycle from 1833. Diesel: adiabatic: isobaric: adiabatic: isochoric Diesel engine ...

  3. Isochoric process - Wikipedia

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    An isochoric thermodynamic quasi-static process is characterized by constant volume, i.e., ΔV = 0. The process does no pressure-volume work, since such work is defined by =, where P is pressure. The sign convention is such that positive work is performed by the system on the environment. If the process is not quasi-static, the work can perhaps ...

  4. Thermodynamic cycle - Wikipedia

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    A thermodynamic cycle consists of linked sequences of thermodynamic processes that involve transfer of heat and work into and out of the system, while varying pressure, temperature, and other state variables within the system, and that eventually returns the system to its initial state. [1] In the process of passing through a cycle, the working ...

  5. Stirling cycle - Wikipedia

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    This type of plot is used to characterize almost all thermodynamic cycles. The result of sinusoidal volume variations is the quasi-elliptical shaped cycle shown in Figure 1. Compared to the idealized cycle, this cycle is a more realistic representation of most real Stirling engines. The four points in the graph indicate the crank angle in ...

  6. Thermodynamic diagrams - Wikipedia

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    This Process Path is a straight horizontal line from state one to state two on a P-V diagram. Figure 2. It is often valuable to calculate the work done in a process. The work done in a process is the area beneath the process path on a P-V diagram. Figure 2 If the process is isobaric, then the work done on the piston

  7. Thermodynamic process - Wikipedia

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    A state of thermodynamic equilibrium endures unchangingly unless it is interrupted by a thermodynamic operation that initiates a thermodynamic process. The equilibrium states are each respectively fully specified by a suitable set of thermodynamic state variables, that depend only on the current state of the system, not on the path taken by the ...

  8. Temperature–entropy diagram - Wikipedia

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    In thermodynamics, a temperature–entropy (T–s) diagram is a thermodynamic diagram used to visualize changes to temperature (T ) and specific entropy (s) during a thermodynamic process or cycle as the graph of a curve. It is a useful and common tool, particularly because it helps to visualize the heat transfer during a process.

  9. Otto cycle - Wikipedia

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    Process 3–4 is an adiabatic (isentropic) expansion (power stroke). Process 4–1 completes the cycle by a constant-volume process in which heat is rejected from the air while the piston is at bottom dead center. Process 10 the mass of air is released to the atmosphere in a constant pressure process.