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Rankine engine

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  • Rankine cycle engine —   The Rankine cycle system uses a liquid that evaporates when heated and expands to produce work, such as turning a turbine, which when connected to a generator, produces electricity. The exhaust vapor expelled from the turbine condenses and the… …   Energy terms

  • Rankine-cycle engine — [raŋ′kinsī′kəl] n. 〚see RANKINE〛 a type of steam engine involving a continuous cycle of vaporization of liquid and condensation back to liquid in a sealed system: developed experimentally for use in automobiles to reduce polluting emissions,… …   Universalium

  • Rankine-cycle engine — [raŋ′kinsī′kəl] n. [see RANKINE] a type of steam engine involving a continuous cycle of vaporization of liquid and condensation back to liquid in a sealed system: developed experimentally for use in automobiles to reduce polluting emissions,… …   English World dictionary

  • Rankine — may refer to: * Rankine cycle, a thermodynamic heat engine cycle * Rankine scale, an absolute temperature scale used mostly by US engineers * William John Macquorn Rankine (1820–1872), a Scottish engineer and physicist who proposed both of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Rankine — (spr. ränkin), William John Macquorn, Ingenieur, geb. 5. Juli 1820 in Edinburg, gest. 24. Dez. 1872, studierte in Edinburg, lehrte mehrere Jahre in Glasgow und arbeitete über die Wärme und die Theorie der Motoren, die Erhaltung der Kraft und über …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rankine — (spr. rännkĭn), William John Macquorn, Ingenieur, geb. 5. Juli 1820 zu Edinburgh, seit 1855 Prof. in Glasgow, gest. 24. Dez. 1872, Mitbegründer der Thermodynamik; schrieb: »Manual of applied mecanics« (11. Aufl. 1885), »Manual of the steam… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rankine cycle — Thermodynam. the hypothetical cycle of a steam engine in which all heat transfers take place at constant pressure and in which expansion and compression occur adiabatically. Also called Clausius cycle. [1895 1900; named after W. J. M. RANKINE] *… …   Universalium

  • Engine — This article is about a machine to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. For other uses of engine, see Engine (disambiguation). For other uses of motor, see Motor (disambiguation). A V6 internal combustion engine from a Mercedes car An… …   Wikipedia

  • Rankine cycle — The Rankine cycle is a thermodynamic cycle which converts heat into work. The heat is supplied externally to a closed loop, which usually uses water as the working fluid. This cycle generates about 80% of all electric power used throughout the… …   Wikipedia

  • Rankine, William John Macquorn — ▪ Scottish engineer born July 5, 1820, Edinburgh, Scot. died Dec. 24, 1872, Glasgow       Scottish engineer and physicist and one of the founders of the science of thermodynamics, particularly in reference to steam engine theory.       Trained as …   Universalium

  • Rankine scale — For the idealized thermodynamic cycle for a steam engine, see Rankine cycle. For the scale measuring recovery after stroke, see modified Rankin scale. Rankine temperature conversion formulae from Rankine to Rankine Celsius… …   Wikipedia

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