Cooling and condensation of gas in a vortex flow
Abstract
A Ranque-effect vortex cooler is studied in which cooling is intensified as the pressure at the entrance increases. The separate components are colder than the flow at the entrance. It is shown that air temperatures of 30-40 K can be achieved, and the cooling is more efficient when the flow constrictor in condensation systems is replaced by a vortex cooler. For pressures greater than about 2 MPa at the entrance, an infrared band spectrum is observed. A refined treatment is given for the energy balance equation for vortex tubes.
- Publication:
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Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki
- Pub Date:
- September 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983ZhTFi..53.1770F
- Keywords:
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- Air Flow;
- Condensers (Liquefiers);
- Cooling Systems;
- Cryogenic Cooling;
- Liquefied Gases;
- Vortices;
- Condensation;
- Gas Expansion;
- Gas Temperature;
- Heat Balance;
- Heat Exchangers;
- Infrared Spectra;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer