Which thermal consequence results when compressed liquid refrigerant undergoes rapid depressurization through an expansion valve?

💡 Explanation

When a liquid refrigerant is rapidly depressurized, the Joule-Thomson effect causes a significant temperature drop because the expansion process overcomes intermolecular forces, converting internal energy into work. Therefore temperature decreases, rather than pressure increases or decomposition, which would require alternative phase transition constraints.

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