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Meaning of "Stirling cycle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STIRLING CYCLE

Stirling cycle  [ˈstɜːlɪŋ ˈsaɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STIRLING CYCLE

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Stirling cycle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STIRLING CYCLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stirling cycle

The Stirling cycle is a thermodynamic cycle that describes the general class of Stirling devices. This includes the original Stirling engine that was invented, developed and patented in 1816 by Reverend Dr. Robert Stirling with help from his brother, an engineer. The cycle is reversible, meaning that if supplied with mechanical power, it can function as a heat pump for heating or cooling, and even for cryogenic cooling. The cycle is defined as a closed regenerative cycle with a gaseous working fluid. "Closed cycle" means the working fluid is permanently contained within the thermodynamic system. This also categorizes the engine device as an external heat engine. "Regenerative" refers to the use of an internal heat exchanger called a regenerator which increases the device's thermal efficiency. The cycle is the same as most other heat cycles in that there are four main processes: compression, heat addition, expansion, and heat removal. However, these processes are not discrete, but rather the transitions overlap. The Stirling cycle is a highly advanced subject that has defied analysis by many experts for over 190 years.

Definition of Stirling cycle in the English dictionary

The definition of Stirling cycle in the dictionary is a highly efficient thermodynamic cycle in which air or an inert gas is compressed and expanded.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STIRLING CYCLE


autocycle
ˈɔːtəʊˌsaɪkəl
biocycle
ˈbaɪəʊˌsaɪkəl
Carmichael
kɑːˈmaɪkəl
cycle
ˈsaɪkəl
down-cycle
ˈdaʊnˌsaɪkəl
epicycle
ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl
freecycle
ˈfriːˌsaɪkəl
hemicycle
ˈhɛmɪˌsaɪkəl
heterocycle
ˌhɛtərəʊˈsaɪkəl
kilocycle
ˈkɪləʊˌsaɪkəl
macrocycle
ˈmækrəʊˌsaɪkəl
megacycle
ˈmɛɡəˌsaɪkəl
Michael
ˈmaɪkəl
monocycle
ˈmɒnəˌsaɪkəl
motorcycle
ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl
multicycle
ˌmʌltɪˈsaɪkəl
pericycle
ˈpɛrɪˌsaɪkəl
recycle
riːˈsaɪkəl
unicycle
ˈjuːnɪˌsaɪkəl
upcycle
ˈʌpˌsaɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STIRLING CYCLE

Stir.
stirabout
stirk
stirless
Stirling
Stirling engine
Stirling´s formula
Stirlingshire

WORDS THAT END LIKE STIRLING CYCLE

bicycle
business cycle
cell cycle
citric acid cycle
closed cycle
hydrologic cycle
Krebs cycle
life cycle
menstrual cycle
nitrogen cycle
operating cycle
product life cycle
racing bicycle
rock cycle
song cycle
stationary bicycle
TCA cycle
tricycle
two-cycle
vicious cycle
water cycle

Synonyms and antonyms of Stirling cycle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Stirling cycle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STIRLING CYCLE

Find out the translation of Stirling cycle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Stirling cycle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Stirling cycle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斯特林循环
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ciclo Stirling
570 millions of speakers

English

Stirling cycle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्टर्लिंग चक्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دورة ستيرلنج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Стирлинг цикл
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ciclo Stirling
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্টার্লিং চক্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cycle de Stirling
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kitaran stirling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stirling-Zyklus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スターリングサイクル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스털링 사이클
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siklus stirling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Stirling chu kỳ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்டிர்லிங் சுழற்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टर्लिंग सायकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Stirling çevrimi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ciclo di Stirling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cykl Stirling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Стірлінг цикл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ciclu Stirling
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κύκλου Stirling
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Stirling siklus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Stirlingcykel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sterlingsyklus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Stirling cycle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STIRLING CYCLE»

The term «Stirling cycle» is normally little used and occupies the 130.953 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STIRLING CYCLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Stirling cycle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STIRLING CYCLE»

Discover the use of Stirling cycle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Stirling cycle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thermodynamics and Gas Dynamics of the Stirling Cycle Machine
This 1992 book provides a coherent and comprehensive treatment of the thermodynamics and gas dynamics of the practical Stirling cycle.
Allan J. Organ, 1992
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The Air Engine: Stirling Cycle Power for a Sustainable Future
All of these matters are explored in depth in The air engine: Stirling cycle power for a sustainable future.
A J Organ, 2007
3
Stirling Cycle Engines: Inner Workings and Design
There can be little doubt that the situation stands in the way of wider application of this elegant concept. Stirling Cycle Engines re-visits the design challenge, doing so in three stages.
Allan J. Organ, 2014
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The regenerator and the Stirling engine
The Regenerator and the Stirling Engine examines the basic scientific and engineering principles of the Regenerator and the Stirling engine.
Allan J. Organ, 1997
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Stirling Engines: A Beginners Guide
REVERSED STIRLING CYCLE By reversing the order in which the processes are carried out in a standard Stirling cycle we get the reversed Stirling cycle. For achieving this cycle work is given as the input and heat is absorbed during one ...
Vineeth C S, 2011
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Mechanical Efficiency of Heat Engines
The ideal Stirling cycle and the two- stroke Otto, or so-called adiabatic Stirling, are special cases. These two cases in fact bracket the spectrum of the four-step cycles that appear to be reasonable idealizations of the actual cycle of real Stirling ...
James R. Senft, 2007
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Advances in Cryogenic Engineering Volume 45 (Parts A & B)
MULTIPLE STAGE VS. SINGLE STAGE EFFICIENCY CALCULATIONS FOR STIRLING CYCLE SPACECRAFT CRYOCOOLERS Benny Joe Tomlinson, Jr. Air Force Research Laboratory Kirtland AFB, NM 871 17-5776 ABSTRACT In recent  ...
Quan-Sheng Shu, Peter Kittel, David Glaister, 2000
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Cryocoolers 13
This loss appears to be quite independent of the refrigeration cycle, and takes place in the ambient temperature part of the system as a result of cyclic pressure changes in a typical Stirling cycle geometry. The loss does depend on geometry  ...
Ronald G. Ross, 2007
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Cryogenic Technology and Applications
This book summarizes the important aspects of cryogenic technology critical to the design and development of refrigerators, cryo-coolers, and micro-coolers needed by various commercial, industrial, space and military systems.
A.R. Jha, 2011
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Distributed Power Generation: Planning and Evaluation
Solar/Stirling-Cycle Engine Application A Stirling-cycle engine is a reciprocating piston engine driven by an external heat source, unlike gasoline and diesel engines, which are internal combustion engines. Somewhat like a steam engine,  ...
H. Lee Willis, 2000

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STIRLING CYCLE»

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Fully 3D Printed Working Engine Runs Completely on Hot and Cold …
For those unfamiliar with how Stirling cycle engines operate, they run off of heated and cooled air or other gases. The heated and then cooled gases cause a ... «3DPrint.com, Oct 14»
2
Stirling cycle hire scheme launched
Run by nextbike, who coordinate similar schemes in 14 different countries and in Bath and Glasgow in the UK, there are 11 locations across Stirling where ... «Cycling Weekly, Oct 14»
3
Duke Engines' incredibly compact, lightweight valveless axial engine
This mechanism is exactly the same as the Whispergen electrical generator, also from New Zealand. It uses heat to create motion by means of a Stirling cycle. «Gizmag, Sep 14»
4
The Search for the 100-MPG Car
This project was known as the Stirling Automotive Engine Development Program. ... for spacecraft use to the automobile; the result was a Stirling Cycle engine. «American Thinker, Apr 12»
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The world's tiniest steam engine uses lasers instead of coal
In its simplest, ideal form, the Stirling cycle is a four-step process. Imagine a cylinder filled with a gas and covered with a piston. The first two steps in the cycle ... «Gizmodo, Dec 11»
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A Steam Engine The Size Of A Water Droplet…For Science!
The engine itself is actually a microscopic Stirling engine that is confined and powered by a “trap” of laser light. The typical, macroscopic Stirling cycle consists of ... «Gas 2.0, Dec 11»
7
Scientists shrink a Stirling heat engine to single microscopic particle
The typical, macroscopic Stirling cycle consists of four steps: an isothermal (constant temperature) compression, isochoric (constant volume) heat addition, ... «Ars Technica, Dec 11»
8
Single particle is the smallest Stirling engine yet
The 200-year-old Stirling engine has inspired a power generator made of a ... leader of the Stirling Cycle Research Group at the University of Canterbury in ... «New Scientist, Dec 11»
9
NASA To Accelerate Space Nuclear Power
This has come about with development progress in closed-loop Stirling cycle nuclear power systems, which are four times as powerful as the radioisotope ... «Space Ref, Sep 07»

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