Vortex tube optimization theory

Energy

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 931-943

  Lewins, Jeffery ^a   Bejan, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE DROP; STREAM FLOW; SWIRLING FLOW; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

HIGH PRESSURE STREAM; RANQUE-HILSCH VORTEX TUBE; REGENERATIVE PRECOOLING; VORTEX STREAMS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 0033308004     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(99)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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