Analysis of various separation characteristics of Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube and its applications–A review

P Ambedkar, T Dutta - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube (RHVT) is a compact thermo-fluidic device primarily
used to split a highly pressurized gaseous fluid into two different temperature streams …

Numerical analysis of a vortex tube: a review

T Karthikeya Sharma, G Amba Prasad Rao… - … Methods in Engineering, 2017 - Springer
Ranque–Hilsch vortex tube is a simple devise with no moving parts which could generate
cold and hot air/gas streams simultaneously with compressed air/gas as a working fluid. The …

Experimental and 3D CFD investigation on heat transfer and energy separation inside a counter flow vortex tube using different shapes of hot control valves

SE Rafiee, MM Sadeghiazad - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The thermal separation inside a vortex tube can be influenced using different shapes of
throttle valves. Experimental and numerical tests are performed on the thermal …

Numerical investigation of the vortex tube performance in novel precooling methods in the hydrogen fueling station

J Chen, X Gao, S Shao, H Hu, J Xie, N Li… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, the potential of integrating a Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube (RHVT) in the
precooling process for refueling high-pressure hydrogen vehicles in hydrogen refueling …

Computational study of energy separation in convergent-divergent vortex tube for different throat diameters, throat locations, inlet pressures, and working gas

P Ambedkar, T Dutta - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper aims to improve the energy separation performance of vortex tube with a
converging–diverging design of the hot tube. Three-dimensional computational fluid …

An experimental study of nozzle number on Ranque Hilsch counter-flow vortex tube

M Attalla, H Ahmed, MS Ahmed, AA El-Wafa - Experimental Thermal and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the effects of the orifice nozzle number and the inlet pressure
experimentally on the cooling performance of the counter flow type vortex tube. The energy …

[HTML][HTML] Flow phenomena inside the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube: A state-of-the-art review

OAA Awan, R Sager, NH Petersen, M Wirsum… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Energy has become a driving force in the modern world. Much attention is being given to
producing electricity from renewable sources to reduce the carbon footprint. However, this is …

A geometric model for a vortex tube based on numerical analysis to reduce the effect of nozzle number

R Shamsoddini, B Abolpour - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2018 - Elsevier
A vortex tube is a simple device with an interesting role and different industrial applications,
and it contains one or more tangential inlets and two outlets. It has been most commonly …

Application of Response Surface Methodology to optimization of a standard Ranque–Hilsch vortex tube refrigerator

M Bovand, MS Valipour, K Dincer… - Applied Thermal …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present study, an attempt is made to evaluate the effect of certain geometrical
parameters on cooling performance of Ranque–Hilsch vortex tube (RHVT). Number of …

Efficiency evaluation of vortex tube cyclone separator

SE Rafiee, MM Sadeghiazad - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of the present investigation is analysis on separation phenomenon in a convergent
cyclone separator affected by the structural factors including; throttle angle (15–45°) …