Concepedia

Experimental study and three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis on the effect of the convergence ratio, pressure inlet and number of nozzle intake on vortex tube performance–Validation and CFD optimization

Seyed Ehsan Rafiee, Masoud Rahimi

Energy · 2013 · 95 citations · 21 references

References

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The Use of the Expansion of Gases in a Centrifugal Field as Cooling Process

R. Hilsch · Review of Scientific Instruments · 1947 · 506 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerodynamics +9

Parametric and internal study of the vortex tube using a CFD model

Nawaf F. Aljuwayhel, Gregory Nellis, S.A. Klein · International Journal of Refrigeration · 2004 · 265 citations

Natural Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Physics +16

Comparison of CFD analysis to empirical data in a commercial vortex tube

Harrison M. Skye, Gregory Nellis, S.A. Klein · International Journal of Refrigeration · 2005 · 258 citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Aerodynamics +15

Acoustic streaming in swirling flow and the Ranque—Hilsch (vortex-tube) effect

M. Kurosaka · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1982 · 226 citations

Natural Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +11

An investigation of energy separation in a vortex tube

Karl Stephan, Shuo Lin, M. Durst et al. · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · 1983 · 191 citations

Natural Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +13