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What about the Rankine cycle?
The Rankine cycle is used in steam power plants. It consists of four processes: heat addition, expansion, heat rejection, and compression. In the heat addition process, water is heated to boiling point by a fuel source. In the expansion process, the high-pressure steam is used to turn a turbine, which generates electricity. In the heat rejection process, the steam is cooled and condensed back into water. Finally, in the compression process, the feedwater is compressed and returned to the boiler to restart the cycle.