[1870–75; is- + entropic]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Mafia, Victorian, billing, fifth wheel, onshoreis- is a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words isochromatic;in chemistry, used in the names of substances which are isomeric with the substancedenoted by the base word. Other words that use the affix is- include: isallobar, isanomal, isarithm, isosmotic, isoxsuprine
Examples of 'isentropic' in a sentence
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The equations for each isentropic layer are formally identical with the shallow water equation.
Siswanto Siswanto 2009, 'NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FLOW OVER TWO-DIMENSIONAL MOUNTAIN RIDGE USING SIMPLE ISENTROPICMODEL', Jurnal Meteorologi dan Geofisikahttp://puslitbang.bmkg.go.id/jmg/index.php/jmg/article/view/28. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Each cycle consists of a stabilization process followed by an isentropic restoration process.
Junichi Ishikawa, Kazuma Takara, Hiroshi-H. Hasegawa, Dean J. Driebe 2014, 'Application of the Generalized Work Relation for an N-level Quantum System', Entropyhttp://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/16/6/3471. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The rise in turbine speed enhanced electrical efficiency while cutting down isentropic efficiency.
Vignesh Pethurajan, Suresh Sivan 2018, 'Experimental Study of an Organic Rankine Cycle Using n-Hexane as the Working Fluidand a Radial Turbine Expander', Inventionshttp://www.mdpi.com/2411-5134/3/2/31. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The isentropic efficiency of compressors/expanders plays a crucial role on the system performance.
Sebastian Staub, Peter Bazan, Konstantinos Braimakis, Dominik Müller, Christoph Regensburger,Daniel Scharrer, Bernd Schmitt, Daniel Steger, Reinhard German, Sotirios Karellas,Marco Pruckner, Eberhard Schlücker, Stefan Will, Jürgen Karl 2018, 'Reversible Heat Pump–Organic Rankine Cycle Systems for the Storage of Renewable Electricity',Energieshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/6/1352. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The equations were used under the assumption of an isentropic flow under sea level conditions.
Jackson Stephenson 2018, 'Design of Nozzle for High-Powered Solid Rocket Propellant', Undergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Twohttps://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ujmm/vol9/iss1/2/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Turbine isentropic efficiency increases and transmission-generation efficiency decreases with the rise of condensing pressure.
Lisheng Pan, Huaixin Wang 2019, 'Experimental Investigation on Performance of an Organic Rankine Cycle System Integratedwith a Radial Flow Turbine', Energieshttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/4/724. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This high energy efficiency was mainly due to the isentropic expansion of the vortex tube.
Qyyum Muhammad Abdul, Wei Feng, Hussain Arif, Ali Wahid, Sehee Oh, Lee Moonyong 2017, 'A novel vortex tube-based N2-expander liquefaction process for enhancing the energyefficiency of natural gas liquefaction', E3S Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20172200140. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Theoretical isentropic efficiency and theoretical surge line are finally compared to experimental data.
Arnou D., Fabrie P., Le Sausse P., Clunet F. 2013, 'CFD comparison with centrifugal compressor measurements on a wide operating range',EPJ Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134501059. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Superheating leads to an increase in power along with a decrease in isentropic efficiency.
Vignesh Pethurajan, Suresh Sivan 2018, 'Experimental Study of an Organic Rankine Cycle Using n-Hexane as the Working Fluidand a Radial Turbine Expander', Inventionshttp://www.mdpi.com/2411-5134/3/2/31. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)