Editing Rankine cycle (section)

== Variables ==
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| <math>\dot{Q}</math> || Heat flow rate to or from the system (energy per unit time)
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| <math>\dot{m}</math> || [[Mass flow rate]] (mass per unit time)
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| <math>\dot{W}</math> || Mechanical [[power (physics)|power]] consumed by or provided to the system (energy per unit time)
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| <math>\eta_\text{therm}</math> || Thermodynamic efficiency of the process (net power output per heat input, dimensionless)
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| <math>\eta_\text{pump},\eta_\text{turb}</math> || Isentropic efficiency of the compression (feed pump) and expansion (turbine) processes, dimensionless
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| <math>h_1, h_2, h_3, h_4</math> || The "[[specific enthalpy|specific enthalpies]]" at indicated points on the [[T–s diagram]]
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| <math>h_{4s}</math> || The final "[[specific enthalpy]]" of the fluid if the turbine were [[isentropic]]
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| <math>p_1, p_2</math> || The pressures before and after the compression process
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