Editing Compressor (section)

===Compressors in ideal thermodynamic cycles===
Ideal [[Rankine Cycle]] 1->2 [[Isentropic]] compression in a [[pump]]
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Ideal [[Carnot Cycle]] 4->1 [[Isentropic]] compression
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Ideal [[Otto Cycle]] 1->2 [[Isentropic]] compression
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Ideal [[Diesel Cycle]] 1->2 [[Isentropic]] compression
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Ideal [[Brayton Cycle]] 1->2 [[Isentropic]] compression in a compressor
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Ideal [[Vapor-compression refrigeration | Vapor-compression refrigeration Cycle]] 1->2 [[Isentropic]] compression in a compressor
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NOTE: The isentropic assumptions are only applicable with ideal cycles. Real world cycles have inherent losses due to inefficient compressors and turbines. The real world system are not truly isentropic but are rather idealized as isentropic for calculation purposes.