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Joule-Thomson effect
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English
Etymology
Named after James Prescott Joule and William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who discovered it in 1852.
Noun
en thermodynamics The temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is forced through a valve or porous plug while kept insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.
Synonyms
en Joule-Kelvin effect
en Joule-Thomson expansion
en Kelvin-Joule effect
Related terms
en Joule-Thomson orifice
en eponyms