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Rankine cycle
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Rankine cycle [ˈræŋkɪn]
n
(Engineering / General Engineering) the thermodynamic cycle in steam engines by which water is pumped into a boiler at one end and the steam is condensed at the other
[named after W. J. M. Rankine (1820-72), Scottish physicist]


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