Optimization of counter flow Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube performance using Taguchi method

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1487-1494

  Pinar, Ahmet Murat ^a   Uluer, Onuralp ^b   Kirmaci, Volkan ^c  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BARTIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Optimization; Performance; Ranque Hilsch; Refrigeration system; Vortex tube

Indexed keywords

CONFIRMATION TEST; COUNTER-FLOWS; INLET PRESSURES; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; ORTHOGONAL ARRAY; PERFORMANCE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RANQUE-HILSCH; RANQUE-HILSCH VORTEX TUBE; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; TAGUCHI; VORTEX TUBE;

CAPILLARY TUBES; OPTIMIZATION; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; REFRIGERATION; REFRIGERATORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TAGUCHI METHODS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VORTEX FLOW;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

EID: 67949123185     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.02.018     Document Type: Article

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