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thermodynamic cycle [¦thər·mō·dī′nam·ik ′sī·kəl] (thermodynamics) A procedure or arrangement in which some material goes through a cyclic process and one form of energy, such as heat at an elevated temperature from combustion of a fuel, is in part converted to another form, such as mechanical energy of a shaft, the remainder being rejected to a lower temperature sink. Also known as heat cycle. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The best statement science can make today is that we still don't know if a thirty-year cyclic process is at work, but it is almost certain that global warming of the surface ocean layers is at least partly responsible for the recent enhancement of hurricane intensity. In addition, the amines can enter into a cyclic process to continuously trap radicals without being consumed. Enhanced growth of the carboxylate ends of alanine crystals, for example, arises from a cyclic process in which new alanine molecules dock into surface pockets that are not blocked by overlying water molecules. |
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