Joule (disambiguation)

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The joule is the derived unit of energy in the International System of Units.

Joule may also refer to:

• James Prescott Joule (1818–1889), English physicist for which the joule is named

Science and technology

• Joule heating, the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat
• Joule effect and Joule's law
• 12759 Joule, an asteroid
• Joule (crater), on the Moon
• Joule (programming language)

Other uses

• Joule (surname)
• Optimal Energy Joule, an electric car
• The Joule Hotel, Dallas, Texas, US
• Joule Unlimited, formerly Joule Biotechnologies, a producer of alternative energy technologies
• Joules (clothing), a British casual clothes brand
• French submarine Joule (Q84)

See also

• Joule–Thomson effect, the temperature change of a fluid forced through a valve or porous plug while insulated
• Joule-second, a unit used to measure action or angular momentum
• Joule per mole, an SI derived unit of energy per amount of material
• Gough–Joule effect, originally the tendency of elastomers to contract when heated if they are under tension
• Joule cycle, a thermodynamic cycle that describes the workings of a constant pressure heat engine