The ideal thermodynamic cycle used to analyze this process is called the Rankine cycle.

Specifically, the ideal cycle does not give usable figures or criteria for judging the performance of real-world Stirling engines.

An ideal cycle is constructed out of:

What I see is the ideal cycle of wine collecting.

An important consequence of this ideal cycle is that it does not predict Carnot efficiency.

A further conclusion of this ideal cycle is that maximum efficiencies are found at lower compression ratios, a characteristic observed in real machines.

In an engine with a cycle approaching the "ideal cycle", the cycle rate might have to be reduced to address these issues.

An ideal cycle consists of four reversible changes in the physical condition of a substance, most useful in thermodynamic theory.

In the ideal cycle, there is no heat transfer across the tank walls.

The ideal cycle of four reversible changes in the physical condition of a substance.