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JouleThomsonCoef

 

The JouleThomsonCoeffunction returns the Joule-Thomson coefficient of a fluid, which is defined as:

 

 

For an ideal gas, the Joule-Thomson coefficient is 0.

 

For a real fluid, the Joule-Thomson coefficient can be positive or negative.  Positive values result in a reduction of the temperature when the pressure is reduced.

 

 

Example:

 

$UnitSystem SI K kPa kJ mass

T=370 [K]

P=3500 [kPa]

$VarInfo JT units=K/kPa

JT=JouleThomsonCoef(Propane,T=T,P=P)

  

{Solution:

JT=0.01434 [K/kPa]

}

 

 

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