Throttling Process

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joule-Thomson_effect
http://www.answers.com/topic/joule-thomson-effect
http://www.chm.wright.edu/grossie/chm457/3_2_06.pdf
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/apr99/924233920.Eg.r.html
http://www.mmr.com/jt.htm

 

A throttling process is a process that is isenthalpic. Thus, [tex] h_1 = h_2 [/tex]. This means that the following is also true, [tex] u_1 + P_1 v_1 = u_2 + P_2 v_2 [/tex]. So if you drop pressure in a throttling value, you increase the internal energy, and vise versa.

The Joule -thomson- effect deals with the fact that as you expand a gas it looses temperature. Note that for hydrogen; however, it gains temperaturee as it expands. This makes hyrdogen particularly dagnerous.

 

Yes, that is exactly what it is.

Edit: wait, what do you mean by expansion? Is it going through a nozzle?

 

Yes, it is a throttling valve.