Investigation of the energy separation effect and flow mechanism inside a vortex tube

2014 ◽  
Vol 67 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 494-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingwei Liu ◽  
Zhongliang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Vortex Tube ◽  
Energy Separation ◽  
Flow Mechanism ◽  
Separation Effect

Investigations of Energy Separation Effect in Vortex Tube for Natural Gases

2013 ◽  
Vol 397-400 ◽  
pp. 205-208
Author(s):  
Wen Chuan Wang ◽  
Xiang Jun Fang ◽  
Shi Long Liu ◽  
Wen Long Sun
Keyword(s):  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Vortex Tube ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Energy Separation ◽  
Separation Effect ◽  
Natural Gases ◽  
Temperature Separation ◽  
Total Temperature ◽  
Cold Mass

This paper aims to investigate fixed composition natural gases including N2, CH4 and C2H4 energy separation effect in vortex tube. Energy separation phenomena of those gases were investigated by means of three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method. Flow fields of natural gases in fixed inlet boundary conditions were simulated. The results main factors were found that affect the energy separation with cold mass fraction being 0.7 and pressure drop ratio being 3.90. At the same time, this paper has illustrated the effects and tendencies of energy separation with gases in the tube under the same cold mass flow fraction and cold pressure ratio. The results show mixture gases total temperature difference effect is unchanged varied with the cold mass fraction; CH4% has no effect on the vortex cold end temperature separation, but varied of CH4% has an influence in total temperature and hot end separation effect; total temperature separation effect of CH4% was divided into two sections, one is0%-80%, and the other 80%-100%.

Investigations of Energy Separation Effect in Vortex Tube for Real Gases

2013 ◽  
Vol 724-725 ◽  
pp. 1293-1300
Author(s):  
Jing Tang ◽  
Wen Chuan Wang ◽  
Xiang Jun Fang ◽  
Shi Long Liu ◽  
Wen Long Sun
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Vortex Tube ◽  
Ideal Gas ◽  
Energy Separation ◽  
Separation Effect ◽  
Real Gas ◽  
Real Gas Effect ◽  
Effect Difference ◽  
Gas Effect

This paper aims to investigate real gases energy separation effect such as real natural gas, CH4 and C2H4 in vortex tube. Energy separation phenomena of real natural gas (RNG) were investigated by means of three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method. Flow fields of ideal natural gas (ING), or RNG in low and high pressure were simulated. The results main factors were found that affect the separation effect. At the same time, this paper has illustrated the effect and tendency of energy separation with real gas in the tube under the same cold mass fraction and pressure ratio. The results show low pressure ideal gas and real gas energy separation effect difference about 3-4°C, the real gas effect is not obvious; High pressure real natural gas (HPRNG) and ideal gas (HPING) effect difference is 13-14°C, the real gas effect is obvious; CH4 (LRCH4) and C2H4 (HRC2H4) energy separation effect is obvious and effect of real gas is generated.

NUMERICAL RESEARCH ON A SPECIAL FLUID PHENOMENON: RANQUE-HILSCH EFFECT

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (28n29) ◽  
pp. 1723-1726 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Y. LIU ◽  
M. Q. GONG ◽  
Y. ZHANG ◽  
H. HONG ◽  
J. F. WU
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Vortex Tube ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Temperature Fields ◽  
Energy Separation ◽  
Separation Effect ◽  
Speed Flow ◽  
Flow Features ◽  
Numerical Research

An application of CFD model for the simulation of a strongly swirling and high speed flow in the vortex tube is presented in this paper. A partly modified standard K-ε turbulent model has been used to investigate the flow characteristics and energy separation effect in the vortex tube. It is found that there is an obvious energy separation effect in the vortex tube and the numerical solutions of the flow and temperature fields agree well with the experiments. More detailed flow features are obtained by the CFD calculation. Based on the validated numerical model, the influence of the cold flow fraction on the energy separation effect is also investigated and compared with experimental results.

Numerical investigation of the energy separation effect and flow mechanism inside convergent, straight, and divergent double-sleeve RHVT

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 533-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adib Bazgir ◽  
Ali Heydari ◽  
Bahamin Bazooyar ◽  
Milad Mohammadniakan ◽  
Nader Nabhani
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Energy Separation ◽  
Flow Mechanism ◽  
Separation Effect

Numerical Investigation of Ranque-Hilsch Energy Separation Effect

2013 ◽  
Vol 281 ◽  
pp. 355-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.S. Noskov ◽  
V.N. Alekhin ◽  
A.V. Khait
Keyword(s):  
Turbulence Model ◽  
Vortex Tube ◽  
Conservation Equation ◽  
Energy Separation ◽  
Separation Mechanism ◽  
Spiral Flow ◽  
Separation Effect ◽  
Energy Conservation Equation ◽  
Model Equations ◽  
Semi Empirical

Some results of investigation of energy separation mechanism included in numerical model equations of air spiral flow appearing in Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube are presented in the article. Standard k-ε turbulence model had been used in the simulations. It was found that k-ε turbulence model make possible to predict Ranque-Hilsch energy separation effect by using special semi empirical term in energy conservation equation which accounts for turbulence heat conductivity effects.

Investigations of Energy Separation Effect in Vortex Tube for Different Gases

2013 ◽  
Vol 724-725 ◽  
pp. 1227-1233
Author(s):  
Wen Chuan Wang ◽  
Xiang Jun Fang ◽  
Wen Long Sun ◽  
Qi Tai Eri ◽  
Shi Long Liu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Capacity ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Specific Heat ◽  
Specific Heat Capacity ◽  
Vortex Tube ◽  
Energy Separation ◽  
Separation Effect ◽  
Polyatomic Gas ◽  
Different Gases ◽  
Monatomic Gas

The paper aims to investigate the energy separation effect of gases such as natural gas to vortex tube. Energy separation phenomena of different gases were investigated by means of three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method. Flow fields of natural gas, air, nitrogen, et al were simulated. The main factors that affect the energy separation were found. With cold mass fraction being 0.7 and pressure drop ratio being 3.90, the results show the effect can be divided into three intervals in terms of the freedom degrees. The first interval is filled with monatomic gas at 50°C to 60°C; the second diatomic gas at40°C to 50°C; and the third polyatomic gas at 0°C to 40°C. In monatomic gas and diatomic gas, the smaller the gas specific heat capacity is, the better effect will be. However, in polyatomic gas, bigger specific heat capacity ensures better energy separation.

Influence of flow parameters in the dual nozzle CO2-based vortex tube cooling system during turning of Ti-6Al-4V

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440622110574
Author(s):  
Khirod Mahapatro ◽  
P Vamsi Krishna
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Vortex Tube ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Cutting Temperature ◽  
Nozzle Diameter ◽  
Energy Separation ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
Dry Cutting ◽  
Input Variables

Dual nozzle vortex tube cooling system (VTCS) is developed to improve the machinability of Ti-6Al-4V where cold-compressed CO2 gas is used as a coolant. The cooling effect is produced by the process of energy separation in the vortex tube and the coolant is supplied into the machining zone to remove the generated heat in machining. In this study, the responses such as cutting force (Fz), cutting temperature (Tm), and surface roughness (Ra) are analyzed by considering coolant inlet pressure, cold fraction, and nozzle diameter as input variables. Further optimization is performed for the input variables using the genetic algorithm technique, and the results at optimum conditions are compared with those of dry cutting. From the results, lower cutting force is observed at lower coolant pressure and cold fraction and higher nozzle diameter. The cutting temperature is minimized by increasing coolant pressure and cold fraction and by decreasing nozzle diameter. A better surface finish is observed at high coolant pressure and cold fraction and lower nozzle diameters. It is observed from the response surface method (RSM) that the coolant pressure is most significantly affecting all the responses. At optimum conditions, the cutting temperature and surface roughness are 35.6% and 66.14%, respectively, lower than dry cutting due to the effective cooling and lubricating action of the CO2 gas, whereas cutting force observed under the VTCS is 18.6% higher than that of dry cutting because of the impulse force of the coolant VTCS and thermal softening of the workpiece in dry cutting.

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