Martin, Louis Adolphe, 1880- · New York : Wiley · leaf 112
standard by means of which othercycles should be judged. GAS CYCLES 87 The Carnot cycle consists of two isothermal and of twoadiabatic processes as shown in Fig. 19. The gas to beforced thru this cycle should be conceived as placedin a heat-insulated cylinder, Fig. 19, closed at one end bya… … ■<-P Fig. 19. be covered at will by either the hot body, E, the coldbody, C, or a non-conducting plate, /. Assuming the cycle to start with the gas at its greatestvolume and at its least pressure (i, Fig. 19) the gas mustfirst be compressed along the isothermal i 2 at the tem-perature of the…
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