Joule expansion

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf thermodynamic process
isoenergetic process
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs free expansion
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Joule–Thomson_effect
gptkbp:demonstrates internal energy of an ideal gas depends only on temperature
gptkbp:experimentallyDemonstratedBy gptkb:James_Prescott_Joule
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1845
gptkbp:heldBy irreversible process
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joule expansion
gptkbp:involves no heat exchange with surroundings
no work done by the gas
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Prescott_Joule
gptkbp:occurredIn a gas expands into a vacuum
constant internal energy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:statistical_mechanics
physics
thermodynamics
gptkbp:temperatureChangeForIdealGas zero
gptkbp:temperatureChangeForRealGas can be nonzero
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Joule
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6