The throttling process, such as in a valve or capillary tube, is an irreversible process where there is no heat exchange with the surroundings, and no work is done on or by the system. This process causes a drop in pressure, and the entropy of the system increases, making it inherently irreversible. In contrast, reversible processes allow for complete recovery of the system’s energy and state, which is not the case in throttling.
Thus, the throttling process is an irreversible process.