reverse Carnot cycle
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reverse Carnot cycle
(ri′vərs kär′nō ′sī·kəl)
(thermodynamics) An ideal thermodynamic cycle consisting of the processes of the Carnot cycle reversed and in reverse order, namely, isentropic expansion, isothermal expansion, isentropic compression, and isothermal compression.
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