# Hampson-Linde cycle

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A cycle employed in the liquefaction of gases, especially for air separation. It is essentially the same as the Siemens cycle, except in the expansion step: where the Siemens cycle has the gas do external work to reduce its temperature, the Hampson-Linde cycle relies solely on the Joule-Thomson effect, so the cold side needs no moving parts.

## Etymology
William Hampson and Carl von Linde independently filed for patent of the cycle in 1895.

## Source
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