The Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube is a simple device without a moving part which is capable of producing two streams of gas, one at a high total temperature and the other at a low total temperature, from a higher pressure inlet gas stream. Sources of energy, from compressed air injected through a nozzle connected to the tube tangentially and perpendicular to the axis of the tube. The main purpose of this thesis was to analyze the vortex tube (RHVT) in order to produce hot and cold gas streams simultaneously, to design and built of the vortex tubes ( RHVT) that can produce hot and cold gas streams simultaneously, to know the internal process of the vortex tube and to understand the mechanism of energy separation. Methodology of this thesis is to study of literature, to conduct experiments of the vortex tube (RHVT), data collection, and data processing. After conducting thorough 9 experiments to determine the effects that occur in the vortex tube, conclusions obtained from the Ranque-Hilsch Vortex Tubes (RHVT), that is, the
vortex tube still remains an object for academic and industrial interest. The results
of the analysis of experimental data that the author did, found that the value of the
coefficient of performance / COP of each trial ranged from 0.2 to 0.7. Experiments
7 and 8 was very satisfactory results with COP between 0.6 to 0.7. The design and
built of the vortex tube (RHVT) using copper tube diameter 3/8 " whereas for regenerative vortex tube the author use a copper tube diameter 1/2" as a jacket . |