The Rankine cycle is a cycle that converts heat into work. The heat is supplied externally to a closed loop, which usually uses water. This cycle generates about 90% of all electric power used throughout the world, including virtually all solar thermal, biomass, coal and nuclear power plants. It is named after William John Macquorn Rankine, a Scottish polymath and Glasgow University professor. The Rankine cycle is the fundamental thermodynamic underpinning of the steam engine.
Read more about Rankine Cycle: Description, The Four Processes in The Rankine Cycle, Variables, Equations, Real Rankine Cycle (non-ideal), Variations of The Basic Rankine Cycle, Organic Rankine Cycle
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