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HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
Volume 40, Issue 10, Pages 779-785Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-003-0485-1
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vortex tube; energy separation; friction losses; hot temperature; cold temperature
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The process of energy separation and friction losses in a vortex tube is studied in detail. The hot and cold exit air temperatures were measured. Experiments have been conducted at inlet pressure of 3.5, 5, 7.5 and 9 bar, at inlet temperature of 292.15 and 298.15 K and at cold air mass ratio from 0 tol. The results demonstrate that the hot air temperature reaches its maximum value at a cold air mass ratio of nearly 0.82, while the minimum value of cold air temperature is found at a cold air mass ratio of 0.3. Based on energy and mass balances as well as on the definition of internal energy and on experimental results a new model for the determination of hot and cold exit gas temperature has been developed. The model includes the relevant primary parameters and predicts the experimental results as well as the data published in the literature sufficiently accurate for engineering purposes.
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