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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:thermodynamic_cycle
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gptkbp:application
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nuclear power plants
thermal power plants
fossil-fuel power plants
steam power generation
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gptkbp:component
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gptkb:boiler
gptkb:pump
gptkb:turbine
gptkb:condenser
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gptkbp:cycle
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steam cycle
vapor power cycle
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gptkbp:cycleSteps
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isentropic compression
isentropic expansion
isobaric heat addition
isobaric heat rejection
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gptkbp:effect
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lower than Carnot cycle
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gptkbp:efficiencyDependsOn
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temperature difference between heat source and sink
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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1859
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gptkbp:heatSource
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combustion
geothermal energy
nuclear fission
solar thermal energy
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gptkbp:improves
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gptkb:regenerative_Rankine_cycle
gptkb:reheat_Rankine_cycle
gptkb:supercritical_Rankine_cycle
regeneration
reheating
superheating
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gptkbp:inventedBy
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gptkb:William_John_Macquorn_Rankine
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gptkbp:limitation
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heat losses
irreversibilities
mechanical losses
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:William_John_Macquorn_Rankine
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gptkbp:powerSource
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heat to mechanical energy
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gptkbp:processor
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closed loop
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Carnot_cycle
gptkb:Clausius–Rankine_cycle
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gptkbp:thermodynamicProcess
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cyclic process
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gptkbp:usedFor
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electricity generation
marine propulsion
locomotive engines
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gptkbp:usedIn
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power plants
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gptkbp:uses
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latent heat
phase change of water
sensible heat
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gptkbp:workingFluid
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gptkb:water
steam
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Turbine_Engine
gptkb:Steam_Power
gptkb:William_John_Macquorn_Rankine
gptkb:thermal_engineering
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Rankine cycle
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