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	چرخه تراکم بخار	چرخهٔ برِیتون
حوزه	ترمودینامیک	ترمودینامیک
خانواده	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
سال پیدایش	1834	1873
پدیدآور	Jacob Perkins	George Brayton
نوع	Thermodynamic cycle	Thermodynamic cycle
منبع بنیادین	Stoecker, W. F., Jones, J. W., & Sunnam, B. A. (1998). Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0070613638	Moran, M. J., Shapiro, H. N., Boettner, D. D., & Bailey, M. B. (2014). Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics (8th ed.). Wiley. ISBN: 978-1118412947
نام‌های دیگر	refrigeration cycle, heat pump cycle	Joule cycle, gas turbine cycle
مرتبط	3	3
خلاصه	The Vapor Compression Cycle is the fundamental thermodynamic cycle for refrigeration systems and heat pumps. It describes how mechanical work is used to transfer heat from a cold space (evaporator) to a warm space (condenser), operating against the natural temperature gradient. The cycle consists of four processes: isentropic compression, isobaric condensation, isenthalpic throttling, and isobaric evaporation.	The Brayton Cycle (also called Joule Cycle) describes the thermodynamic process in gas turbines and jet engines. It consists of four processes: isentropic compression in a compressor, isobaric combustion (heat addition), isentropic expansion in a turbine, and isobaric heat rejection. The Brayton Cycle is the foundation for analyzing aircraft propulsion, ground-based power generation, and simple-cycle gas turbine plants.