reverse Carnot cycle

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reverse Carnot cycle [ri′vərs kär′nō ‚sī·kəl]

(thermodynamics)

An ideal thermodynamic cycle consisting of the processes of the Carnot cycle reversed and in reverse order, namely, isentropic expansion, isothermal expansion, isentropic compression, and isothermal compression.

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