Brayton cycle

noun

Bray·​ton cycle

ˈbrātᵊn-

: a thermodynamic cycle composed of two adiabatic and two isobaric changes in alternate order

called also Joule's cycle

Word History

Etymology

after George Brayton fl1873 American inventor

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