Definition: Thermodynamic cycle

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Thermodynamic cycle

A process in which a fluid (water, air, ammonia, etc) successively changes state (from a liquid to a gas and back to a liquid) for the purpose of producing or transferring energy.[1]

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Rankine cycleBrayton cycleThermoelectric power generationheat
References
  1. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/site_administration/glossary.html