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Thermodynamics-I: Fall 2019

This document discusses thermodynamic cycles and their energy balances. It defines a thermodynamic cycle as a sequence of processes that begins and ends at the same state, with no net change of state over the cycle. The document notes that the energy input over a cycle must equal the energy output since the system returns to its initial state, and defines efficiency as the desired output divided by the required input. It briefly mentions power cycles, refrigeration cycles, and heat pump cycles as examples of thermodynamic cycles.

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Thermodynamics-I: Fall 2019

This document discusses thermodynamic cycles and their energy balances. It defines a thermodynamic cycle as a sequence of processes that begins and ends at the same state, with no net change of state over the cycle. The document notes that the energy input over a cycle must equal the energy output since the system returns to its initial state, and defines efficiency as the desired output divided by the required input. It briefly mentions power cycles, refrigeration cycles, and heat pump cycles as examples of thermodynamic cycles.

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ME 231

Thermodynamics-I

Lecture 29

Fall 2019
Thermodynamic Cycles
• A thermodynamic cycle is a sequence of processes that begins and
ends at the same state.
• Over the cycle the system experiences no net change of state.

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Cycle energy balance

Since the system is returned to initial state;

Efficiency or Performance

𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒑𝒖𝒕
𝑬𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 =
𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒑𝒖𝒕

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Power Cycles

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Refrigeration Cycles

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Heat Pump Cycles

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