rock.freak667 said:I would think it would be the ideal Rankine cycle.
bluepleiadez said:I believe it's regenerative rankine cycle?
rock.freak667 said:Yeah that's it, I couldn't remember how the regenerative cycle's T-s diagram looked like. But it should be that one.
bluepleiadez said:I can leave out the throttling valve in the ts diagram right?since the valve does not give power...but increases pressure?
rock.freak667 said:I think you mean pump and not throttling valve? But you'd need to have it, else your diagram won't make a cycle.
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