Energy Separation Mechanism in Uni-Flow Vortex Tube Using Compressible Vortex Flow

A theoretical investigation from the view point of gas-dynamics and thermodynamics was carried out, in order to clarify the energy separation mechanism in a viscous compressible vortex, as a primary flow element in a uni-flow vortex tube. The mathematical solutions of tangential velocity, density and temperature in a viscous compressible vortical flow were used in this study.It is clear that a total temperature in the vortex core falls well below that distant from the vortex core in the radial direction, causing aregion with higher total temperature,compared to the distant region,peripheral to the vortex core.

• Hiroshi Katanoda
• Mohd Hazwan bin Yusof

• Energy separation mechanism
• theoretical analysis
• vortex tube
• vortical flow.

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