vortex question
Keith and Shelley Schmidt ( kschmi01@m9.sprynet.com )
Fri, 01 May 1998 22:12:51 -0500
This may not be the right place to ask this, but I've seen several
conversations about vortexes. At work one of our machine operators
showed me a device that is used to keep the workpiece cool during
machining. He said it was a vortex cooler. Compressed air is brought
into cylindrical chamber at about 90psi (flowrate unknown). It is
caused to swirl. The air drawn off the center is very cold. There is
an air bleed on the side of the cylinder which also has air coming out
which is quite warm. There don't appear to be any moving parts and the
unit has no electical connections. Could someone explain what it
happening?
Keith