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Record 1 1986-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Geophysics
CONT

... the mere throttling of dry saturated steam when flowing through a permeable or porous resistance to flow must also cause superheating; for throttling is an isenthalpic process which - as can be seen from a Mollier chart - both superheats and (paradoxically) cools it slightly owing to the Joule-Thomson effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Géophysique

Spanish

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