An experimental investigation of the cold mass fraction, nozzle number, and inlet pressure effects on performance of counter flow vortex tube

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 131, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Kirmaci, Volkan ^a   Uluer, Onuralp ^b  

^a BARTIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cold mass fraction; Cooling; Counter flow vortex tube; Heating

Indexed keywords

AIR INLET PRESSURES; ANGULAR MOMENTUM CONSERVATION; COLD MASS; COLD MASS FRACTION; COOLING PERFORMANCE; COUNTER FLOW VORTEX TUBE; COUNTER-FLOWS; EFFECTIVE PARAMETERS; ENERGY SEPARATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FRICTIONAL HEAT; INLET PRESSURES; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PERIPHERAL FLOW; PLASTIC MATERIALS; VORTEX TUBE; WALL SURFACES;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; COOLING; HEATING; INLET FLOW; NOZZLES; ORIFICES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 77955235338     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3111259     Document Type: Article

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