Also, in thermodynamic cycles energy may be input to the working fluid by means of a compressor.
In a thermodynamic cycle it may be the case that the working fluid changes state from gas to liquid or vice versa.
Like all heat engines, the drinking bird works through a thermodynamic cycle.
A thermodynamic cycle is constructed as a sequence of stages or steps.
All of these methods increase the mass of working fluid in the thermodynamic cycle.
This type of plot is used to characterize almost all thermodynamic cycles.
A thermodynamic cycle occurs when a system is taken through a series of different states, and finally returned to its initial state.
One could say that the thermodynamic cycle is an ideal case of the mechanical engine.
For further comparisons of thermodynamic cycles, see heat engine.
He developed the modern thermodynamic transcritical cycle in 1988-1991.