Joule-Thomson effect
noun
Joule-Thom·son effect
: the change in temperature of a gas on expansion through a porous plug from a high pressure to a lower one under adiabatic conditions, the observation of this change proving among other things that Joule's second law is only approximately true
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“Joule-Thomson effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Joule-Thomson%20effect. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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