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Processes

CyclePad can also model closed cycles, in which different processes occur in the same location, which is temporarily closed off from the cycle by valves or other mechanical parts. For example, processes of heating, compression, and expansion all occur in the cylinder of an automobile engine.
Combustion heating

Constant-pressure combustion

Constant-volume cooling

Polytropic expansion

Polytropic compression

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