Aeronautics is the study of the science of flight. Aeronautics is the method of designing an airplane or other flying machine. There are four basic areas that aeronautical engineers must understand in order to be able to design planes. To design a plane, engineers must understand all of these elements.
Ch 6, Lesson B, Page 3 - Review: Types of Thermodynamic Cycles. 1  Whatâs going on inside the system depends on the purpose of the cycle. 2  You probably recall the three types of cycles from Lesson 4F, but it has been a while. 3  The three types of thermodynamic cycles are: power cycles, refrigeration cycles and heat pump cycles.
Thermodynamic cycle. A thermodynamic cycle consists of a linked sequence of thermodynamic processes that involve transfer of heat and work into and out of the system, while varying pressure, temperature, and other state variables within the system, and that eventually returns the system to its initial state.