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=== Gas-only cycles === In these cycles and engines the working fluid is always a gas (i.e., there is no phase change): *[[Carnot cycle]] ([[Carnot heat engine]]) *[[Ericsson cycle]] (Caloric Ship John Ericsson) *[[Stirling cycle]] ([[Stirling engine]],<ref name="hae-stirling1842">{{cite web|url=http://hotairengines.org/closed-cycle-engine/stirling-1827/stirling-dundee-engine|title=Stirling's Dundee engine of 1841|work=hotairengines.org}}</ref> [[thermoacoustic refrigeration|thermoacoustic]] devices) *[[Internal combustion engine]] (ICE): **[[Otto cycle]] (e.g. [[petrol engine|gasoline/petrol engine]]) **[[Diesel cycle]] (e.g. [[Diesel engine]]) **[[Atkinson cycle]] (Atkinson engine) **[[Brayton cycle]] or [[Joule cycle]] originally [[Ericsson cycle]] ([[gas turbine]]) **[[Lenoir cycle]] (e.g., [[pulse jet engine]]) **[[Miller cycle]] (Miller engine)
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