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RANKINE CYCLE, POWERING CONVENTIONAL POWER PLANTS
The Rankine Cycle comprises of 4 thermodynamic processes on which the steam engine or turbine is based to convert the heat energy into mechanical work. It is also the ideal vapour cycle which is used for comparing the performance of various power generating plants running on steam. Basic …
Exploring Carnot Cycle: Efficiency and Limitations
The Carnot cycle is the thermodynamic power cycle that was introduced by a French military Engineer, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot in the year 1824 in his work, “reflection on motive power of fire”. It is a theoretical power cycle which is reversible with conserved entropy. Working The Carnot …
