Vortex Tubes: Applications

The manufacturer of form, fill and seal packaging equipment uses model 106-8-H Vortex Tube to keep sealing bar clamp shield temperatures below 150 °F. Excessive clamp shield heat would inadvertenly melt film adjacent to the seal and cause marred wrap or a defective package.

A laboratory uses a model 208-15-H Vortex Tube connected to a simple heat exchanger to lower and maintain the temeprature in a cold water bath testing device.

One of the largest producers of air conditioning compressors cools the exterior shell of its units after a baked on painting process with model 308-35-H Vortex Tubes mounted on a cooling enclosure.

Plastic injection and blow molders increase their production rates by using Vortex Tubes to speed the cooling of molded areas, especially those to be machined.

A worldwide manufacturer of finishing equipment for the printing industry incorporates Vortex Tubes as a cooling device for slitter blades.