Westley, R.
Description:
Experiments to determine the effect of various operating
and design parameters on the performance of a vortex tube are
described in College of Aeronautics Note No. 30. The present
note gives additional performance data on this tube and should
be used as a supplement to Note No.30.
These data sheets are intended as an aid to the estimation
of the performance of vortex tubes and to the design of vortex
tubes with given characteristics. In particular, the present
note provides the optimum values of the vortex tube parameters
which give maximum temperature drops.
Figures 12-53 give temperature drop and cold mass flow
ratio characteristics, figures 54-61 give the cold mass flow ratios
at maximum temperature drop whilst figures 62-65 give the optimum
inlet and cold outlet sizes for maximum temperature drop.