What Is Adiabatic Expansion?

In thermodynamics, an adiabatic process is a type of thermodynamic process that occurs without transferring heat or mass between the thermodynamic system and its environment. Unlike an isothermal process, an adiabatic process transfers energy to the surroundings only as work.

What is meant by adiabatic expansion?

Expansion in which no heat is added to or subtracted from the air, which cools during the expansion because of the work done by the air.

What happens in adiabatic expansion?

Adiabatic expansion against pressure, or a spring, causes a drop in temperature. In contrast, free expansion is an isothermal process for an ideal gas. ... Adiabatic cooling occurs when the pressure on an adiabatically isolated system is decreased, allowing it to expand, thus causing it to do work on its surroundings.

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