Part of JPC-10 — Surface Chemistry & States of Matter

Liquefaction and Joule-Thomson Effect

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Liquefaction requires T < TcT_c, then apply P > PcP_c. Methods: (1) Linde's process: compress gas, cool by countercurrent exchange, expand through nozzle (Joule-Thomson cooling). Repeated cycles eventually liquefy. (2) Claude's process: adiabatic expansion against piston (does work, cools gas more efficiently). Joule-Thomson effect: when a real gas expands through a porous plug at constant enthalpy, it cools (if T < TiT_i) or heats (if T > TiT_i). Inversion temperature TiT_i = 2aRb\frac{a}{Rb} = 2TBT_B. Most gases: TiT_i >> room temperature (so they cool on expansion). H2: TiT_i = 202 K, He: TiT_i = 40 K — must be pre-cooled below TiT_i before Joule-Thomson cooling works. Ideal gas: no Joule-Thomson effect (no intermolecular forces).

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