11. Combining two or more thermodynamic cycles results in improved overall efficiency, reducing fuel costs. 12. This is something a layman could understand ( see the thermodynamic cycles end table ). 13. Methods founded in physical theory tend to use thermodynamic cycles , a concept from classical thermodynamics. 14. This said, it takes 1080?or three complete revolutions of the crankshaft to complete the entire thermodynamic cycle . 15. Thermodynamic cycles are often represented mathematically as quasistatic processes in the modeling of the workings of an actual device.16. The "'Vuilleumier cycle "'is a thermodynamic cycle with applications in low-temperature cooling. 17. Internal combustion engines are heat engines, and as such their theoretical efficiency can be approximated by idealized thermodynamic cycles . 18. The "'Stirling cycle "'is a thermodynamic cycle that describes the general class of Stirling devices. 19. A reversible thermodynamic cycle for AMTEC shows that it is, at best, slightly less efficient than a Carnot cycle. 20. The incorporation of lightweight heat exchangers in the main thermodynamic cycles of these engines is a new feature to aerospace propulsion.
