Siemens cycle

proper noun

A technique used to cool or liquefy gases, by compressing the gas (leading to an increase in its temperature due to the directly proportional relationship between temperature and pressure), then cooling it with a heat exchanger and decompressing it.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Siemens cycle
  1. A technique used to cool or liquefy gases, by compressing the gas (leading to an increase in its temperature due to the directly proportional relationship between temperature and pressure), then cooling it with a heat exchanger and decompressing it.

Origin

Carl Wilhelm Siemens patented the cycle in 1857.

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