Siemens cycle

English

Etymology

Carl Wilhelm Siemens patented the cycle in 1857.

Proper noun

the 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.
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