Joule-Thomson effect

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Named after James Prescott Joule and William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who discovered it in 1852.

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Joule-Thomson effect (plural Joule-Thomson effects)

  1. (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.

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