joule-thomson effect

joule-Thomson effect

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noun joule-thomson effect the change of temperature that a gas exhibits during a throttling process, shown by passing the gas through a small aperture or porous plug into a region of low pressure. 1
noun joule-thomson effect a change in temperature of a thermally insulated gas when it is forced through a small hole or a porous material. For each gas there is a temperature of inversion above which the change is positive and below which it is negative 0

before 1895

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1895-1900; named after J. P. Joule and Sir W. Thomson

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