5. Glossary

Brayton Cycle; Brayton Cycle

Recuperative thermodynamic cycle (continuous circulation with counter-current exchanger) theoretically implementing isothermal exchanges at cold and hot sources and reversible (isentropic) adiabatic compression and expansion.

Joule Thomson Cycle; Joule Thomson Cycle

Recuperative thermodynamic cycle (continuous circulation with counter-current exchanger) theoretically implementing isothermal exchanges at the cold and hot sources and irreversible adiabatic expansion (isentalpic) also known as Joule-Thomson expansion.

Stirling Cycle; Stirling Cycle

Regenerative thermodynamic cycle (alternating circulation with regenerator) theoretically implementing isothermal exchanges between cold and hot sources and constant-volume transformations between...