Joule-Thomson effect
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after James Prescott Joule and William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who discovered it in 1852.
Noun edit
Joule-Thomson effect (plural Joule-Thomson effects)
- (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.