Design, Manufacturing and Testing of Vortex Tube

Abstract

A vortex tube is a simple mechanical device, which splits a compressed gas stream into a cold and hot stream without any chemical reactions or external energy supply. This study presents the results of a series of experiments focusing on various geometries of the ‘‘hot end side” for different inlet pressures. Specifically, the tests were conducted using different hot end plugs. Three vortex tubes were designed, fabricated and tested for maximum temperature drop.

An experimental investigation has been performed to realize thorough behavior of a vortex tube system. A reliable test rig has been designed and constructed to investigate the effect of geometrical parameters i.e. angle of the inline conical valve, tip diameter of the inline conical valve.