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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 521-531 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Dec 2012 |
Abstract
The present study focuses on the effect of conical shape in the cold side of the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube which is shown to have a considerable influence on the system performance. A vortex tube is a simple circular tube with no moving parts which is capable to divide a high pressure flow into two relatively lower pressure flows with temperatures higher and lower than the incoming flow. A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamic model is used to analyse the mechanisms of flow inside a vortex tube. The SST turbulence model is used to predict the turbulent flow behaviour inside the vortex tube. The geometry of a vortex tube with circumferential inlet slots as well as axial cold and hot outlet is considered. Performance curves temperature separation versus cold outlet mass fraction are calculated for a given inlet mass flow rate and varying outlet mass flow rates.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
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In: Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung, Vol. 49, No. 4, 16.12.2012, p. 521-531.
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T1 - Effect of the conical-shape on the performance of vortex tube
AU - Guen, M.
AU - Natkaniec, C.
AU - Kammeyer, J.
AU - Seume, J. R.
AU - Adjlout, L.
AU - Imine, O.
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