JouleThomsonKühlung
Joule-Thomson cooling, also known as the Joule-Thomson effect or Kelvin-Joule effect, describes the temperature change of a real gas or liquid when it is subjected to a throttling process, meaning it expands freely through a valve or porous plug while its enthalpy remains constant. This phenomenon is distinct from adiabatic expansion, where the gas does no external work and its internal energy changes.
The Joule-Thomson effect depends on the initial temperature and pressure of the gas and its specific properties.
This principle is fundamental to many refrigeration and liquefaction processes. It is employed in industrial applications