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Joule-Thomson effect [1 record]

Record 1 2003-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermodynamics
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
DEF

The ratio of temperature change to pressure change ... of an actual gas in a process of throttling or expansion without working or interchanging heat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermodynamique
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
DEF

Phénomène grâce auquel, par détente d'un gaz, il y a refroidissement au-dessous d'une certaine température, réchauffement au-dessus.

OBS

Thomson, sir William, fait baron Kelvin en 1892, physicien anglais.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Termodinámica
  • Acondicionamiento de aire y calefacción
DEF

Cambio de la temperatura de un gas, que experimenta una expansión a través de una pared porosa.

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