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Kalina cycle

The Kalina cycle is a thermodynamic cycle for converting thermal energy to mechanical power which utilizes working fluid comprised of at least two different components and a ratio between those components is varied in different parts of the system to increase thermodynamic reversibility and therefore increase overall thermodynamic efficiency. There are multiple variants of Kalina cycle systems specifically applicable for different types of heat sources. Several proof of concept power plants using the Kalina cycle have been built.

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Thermodynamic cycles

Cycles normally with
external combustion

Gas cycles without phasechange - hot air engine cycles	Bell Coleman cycle · Brayton/Joule cycle; (Externally heated) · Carnot cycle · Stirling cycle · Pseudo Stirling cycle is same as Adiabatic Stirling cycle[1] [2] · Ericsson cycle · Stoddard cycle · Ported constant volume cycle[3] · Vuilleumier cycle
Cycles with phasechange	Kalina cycle · Rankine cycle · Regenerative cycle · Two phased Stirling cycle[4]

Cycles normally with
internal combustion

Atkinson cycle · Brayton/Joule cycle · Diesel cycle · Otto cycle · Lenoir cycle · Miller cycle

Cycle mixing

Combined cycle · HEHC cycle[5][6] · Mixed/Dual Cycle

Not categorized

Claude cycle [7] · Fickett-Jacobs cycle · Gifford-McMahon cycle [8] · Hirn cycle · Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition · Humphrey cycle · Linde-Hampson cycle

Category: Thermodynamic cycles