Experimental investigation of the effects of threefold type Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube and six cascade type Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube on the performance of counter flow Ranque-Hilsch vortex tubes

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1366-1371

  Dincer, Kevser ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Experiment; Geometry; Ranque Hilsch; Vortex tube

Indexed keywords

COLD STREAMS; COUNTER-FLOWS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; INLET PRESSURES; MASS FLOW RATE; MAXIMUM VALUES; PRESSURE CONDITIONS; RANQUE-HILSCH; RANQUE-HILSCH VORTEX TUBE; TEST RESULTS; VORTEX TUBE;

FLOW RATE; INLET FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; PIPE FLOW; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 79961021803     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2011.05.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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