A critical review of temperature separation in a vortex tube

Y Xue, M Arjomandi, R Kelso - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The vortex tube is a simple device used in industry for generation of cold and hot air streams
from a single compressed air supply. This simple device is very efficient in separation of air …

Effects of working fluid, nozzle number, nozzle material and connection type on thermal performance of a Ranque–Hilsch vortex tube: A review

V Kirmaci, H Kaya - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2018 - Elsevier
A vortex tube is a mechanical device which provides instant heating and cooling by
separating the hot and cold streams via application of compressed working fluid to the orifice …

The working principle of a vortex tube

Y Xue, M Arjomandi, R Kelso - international journal of refrigeration, 2013 - Elsevier
The generation of cold and hot streams from a single injection in a vortex tube has been
investigated by many researchers, aiming to define the primary reasons for the separation …

Experimental analysis of cooling and heating performance of serial and parallel connected counter-flow Ranquee–Hilsch vortex tube systems using carbon dioxide as …

H Kaya, O Uluer, E Kocaoğlu, V Kirmaci - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines the performance analysis of two counter flow Ranquee–Hilsch Vortex
Tubes (RHVT) having the same geometrical properties in the condition of serial and parallel …

The influence of working gas characteristics on energy separation of vortex tube

X Han, N Li, K Wu, Z Wang, L Tang, G Chen… - Applied thermal …, 2013 - Elsevier
Currently, little research has been done regarding the influence of working gases, especially
HFCs, on energy separation in vortex tubes. Based on this, a vortex tube performance test …

Experimental investigation on energy separation in a counter-flow Ranque–Hilsch vortex tube: Effect of cooling a hot tube

S Eiamsa-Ard, K Wongcharee, P Promvonge - … communications in heat …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents the effects of cooling of a hot tube on the temperature separation (the
temperature reduction of cold air) and cooling efficiency in a counter-flow Ranque–Hilsch …

An experimental study on the effect of the valve angle of counter-flow Ranque–Hilsch vortex tubes on thermal energy separation

B Markal, O Aydın, M Avcı - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2010 - Elsevier
An experimental study is conducted to investigate effects of the conical valve angle on
thermal energy separation in a counter-flow vortex tube. A new geometry is designed for the …

The effects of nozzle aspect ratio and nozzle number on the performance of the Ranque–Hilsch vortex tube

M Avcı - Applied thermal engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
An experimental study is carried out to investigate the effects of nozzle aspect ratio and
nozzle number on the performance of a vortex tube. Two sets of vortex generator (a single …

An experimental study of nozzle number on Ranque Hilsch counter-flow vortex tube

M Attalla, H Ahmed, MS Ahmed, AA El-Wafa - Experimental Thermal and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the effects of the orifice nozzle number and the inlet pressure
experimentally on the cooling performance of the counter flow type vortex tube. The energy …

Experimental investigation of vortex tube using natural substances

N Agrawal, SS Naik, YP Gawale - International communications in heat and …, 2014 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation is carried out on Ranque–Hilsch vortex tube (RHVT).
Influential parameters such as L/D ratio, cold mass fraction, inlet pressure etc. are …