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<strong>Gas</strong> cycles VS Vapor cycles (cont’d)<br />

Vapor cycles :<br />

Working fluid exists in the vapor phase during<br />

on part of the cycle and in the liquid phase<br />

during another part such as in steam power<br />

plant cycle and refrigeration cycles<br />

The Carnot <strong>Cycle</strong> and Its Value in Engineering<br />

Heat<br />

Engine<br />

Source, T H<br />

Sink, T L<br />

Q H<br />

Q L<br />

W net<br />

The 4 processes of the carnot cycle: (Heat Engine)<br />

� Reversible Isothermal heat transfer from high temp.<br />

reservoir.<br />

� Reversible adiabatic expansion.<br />

� Reversible Isothermal heat transfer to low temp. reservoir<br />

� Reversible adiabatic compression

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