01Heating
Heat pumps
Non-isothermal cycle analysis, gliding-temperature heat sources and sinks, refrigerant selection and system-performance limits.
Thermodynamic Cycle Engineering
Advancing systems
through cycle insight.
Ciclos develops specialised analysis, optimisation and engineering routes for heat pumps, refrigeration, combustion engines and other heat engines and power cycles.
Methods and software in development · selected engineering reviews available
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Real profile Reversible benchmark
System boundary: explicitIllustrative analysis view
ONE FRAMEWORKFour equally important routes to application.
Ciclos begins with the engineering problem and uses a shared thermodynamic language to compare cycles, boundaries and performance limits.
Application fields
Heating, cooling,
combustion & power.
Four equal pillars, connected by non-isothermal cycle analysis, reversible benchmarking and thermal matching.
02Cooling
Refrigeration & cooling
Pull-down cooling, natural and zeotropic refrigerants, temperature matching and reversible-cycle COP benchmarks.
03Mobility & industry
Combustion engines
Fuel and combustion work-potential analysis across compression, combustion, expansion, exhaust and heat-recovery pathways.
04Power
Other heat engines & power cycles
Benchmarking power cycles under real temperature profiles, with explicit attention to thermal matching and lost work.
Shared analytical methods
Make the comparison
physically explicit.
Reversible-cycle benchmarking
Compare real cycles with physically relevant reversible reference conditions.
Non-isothermal analysis
Follow changing temperatures across sources, sinks and working-fluid processes.
Thermal matching
Study where temperature profiles align—and where conversion potential is lost.
Performance-limit analysis
Make assumptions, boundaries and theoretical limits visible before optimisation.
Scientific and software origin
Shared foundations,
specialised for cycles and energy systems.
Unified Energy develops the underlying scientific methods, thermodynamic frameworks, core algorithms, software foundations and intellectual property. CarnotX Academy is the group's external platform for the book on cycle theory, general CarnotX software, publications, education and professional training.
Ciclos applies and specialises these foundations for thermodynamic-cycle analysis, heat-engine and heat-pump engineering, energy-system optimisation and industrial development workflows. Its engineering methods complement process simulation, system modelling, component data and experimental validation.
Early-access research and collaboration
Focused access for
cycle and system engineering.
Selected draft chapters, CarnotX methods and analytical demonstrations may be shared with partners working on thermodynamic cycles, heat engines, heat pumps and energy-system engineering.
Early access via CarnotX AcademyCommercial engineering route
Explore what your
cycle could reveal.
Ciclos is the group contact for project-specific cycle analysis, benchmarking, optimisation and engineering discussions with OEMs, industrial R&D teams, system integrators and research partners.
Current availability
Discuss a cycle challenge Selected analytical methods and demonstrations may be used in a focused review. Broader software, validation and hardware routes remain development-stage unless explicitly agreed.