Meaning Of The Word Joule-Thomson effect

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Joule-Thomson effect in American English
noun: the change of temperature that a gas exhibits during a throttling process, shown by passing the gas through a small aperture or porous plug into a region of low pressure

Joule-Thomson effect in British English
noun: a change in temperature of a thermally insulated gas when it is forced through a small hole or a porous material. For each gas there is a temperature of inversion above which the change is positive and below which it is negative

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