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Joule-Thomson effect en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Joule-Thomson effects	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Relateds

Joule-Thomson orifice

Synonyms

Joule-Kelvin effect · Kelvin-Joule effect · Joule-Thomson expansion