Course: Thermodynamics( MEC203)

Major Topic: Joule-Kelvin effect

Prepared By: Sudhanshu Dogra

Assistant Professor/COD(Thermal Engineering)
UID: 16900
School of Mechanical Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Joule’s Kelvin effect
For this Throttling device is to be taken.

Fig.1. Joule-Thomson expansion

Let Ti and Tf be initial and final temperatures respectively before Throttling.
pi and pf be the initial and final pressures respectively after Throttling.
By operating the valve manually the successive pressures and temperatures be f 1(pf1,Tf1); f2(pf2,Tf2);
f3(pf3,Tf3) and soon.
Contd…
All these points are to be plotted in T-p curve.
All these points are in equilibrium and have same enthalpies in T-p curve as it’s a Throttling device.

Fig.2. Isenthalpic states of a gas

Contd…
The curve passing through these points is an Isenthalpic curve or an Isenthalpe.
The curve passing through the maxima of these Isenthalpes is called an Inversion curve.
The numerical value of the slope of an Isenthalpe on T-p diagram at any point is called Joule-
Kelvin Coefficient and is denoted by
Region inside the inversion curve where is positive is called as cooling region.
Region outside the inversion curve where is negative is called heating region.
Contd…

Hence, Joule-Kelvin effect shows the slope between T and p during Throttling and tells us the
heating and cooling regions in the Inversion curve.
Difference in heat capacities:
TdS First equation:

(1)

TdS Second equation:

(2)
Contd…
For finding the difference in heat capacities, equate First and Second TdS equations as both have
TdS in the left side.

From here , we can get the value of Cp-Cv

As (cp – cv)dT = +
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