A numerical study on the effect of length to diameter ratio and stagnation point on the performance of counter flow Ranque-Hilsch vortex tubees

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4943-4957

  Bramo, Abdolreza ^a   Pourmahmoud, Nader ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CFD; Length effects; Ranque hilsch vortex tube; Stagnation point

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956124823     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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