Vortex tube
By introducing components such as heat-insulating plugs, vortex generators, and plum blossom flow dividers into the vortex tube, high-efficiency cooling is achieved, overcoming the shortcomings of traditional vortex tubes in terms of cooling efficiency and energy consumption ratio, and improving safety and reliability.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520358020.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-03
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-03
AI Technical Summary
Traditional vortex tubes are inadequate in terms of cooling efficiency, temperature reduction, and energy efficiency, especially in applications requiring rapid and deep cooling.
By employing components such as heat-insulating plugs, vortex generators, flow guides, plum blossom flow dividers, and flow regulating valves inside the vortex main pipe, high-speed rotation of compressed air and gas diversion, combined with modular design, efficient cooling is achieved while reducing maintenance requirements.
It improves cooling efficiency, reduces temperature fluctuations, reduces energy consumption, avoids refrigerant use and noise interference, and enhances product safety and reliability.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to industrial cooling technical field, concretely relates to a vortex tube. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the development of industrial technology, the demand for efficient and reliable cooling solutions is increasing, traditional cooling methods such as compressor refrigeration or liquid cooling system can meet certain cooling demand, but they are usually accompanied by large noise, high energy consumption and complex maintenance requirements, in addition, these systems often need to use refrigerant, which not only increases the cost, but also causes potential harm to the environment.
[0003] In order to solve these problems, in recent years, vortex tube technology has been widely concerned and developed, the vortex tube is a refrigeration device that can work without any moving parts, and the refrigeration effect is realized by separating the cold and hot gas streams after high pressure gas enters the vortex tube, however, the traditional vortex tube still has room for improvement in refrigeration efficiency, temperature reduction range, energy consumption ratio and the like, especially in the application scene that needs rapid and deep cooling. SUMMARY
[0004] The utility model aims at providing a vortex tube to solve the problem of insufficient performance of traditional vortex tube in refrigeration efficiency, temperature reduction range, energy consumption ratio and the like.
[0005] In order to achieve this purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
[0006] A vortex tube is provided, which comprises a vortex main pipe, a heat insulation plug and a vortex generator are sequentially arranged on one side in the vortex main pipe, a plurality of flow guide grooves are formed in the vortex generator, a cold gas end outlet nut is arranged at one end of the vortex main pipe, an O-shaped rubber ring is arranged between the vortex generator and the cold gas end outlet nut, a plum blossom flow divider is arranged on one side in the vortex main pipe, a hot gas adapter is arranged at the other end of the vortex main pipe, a flow regulating valve is arranged in the hot gas adapter, and the cold gas end outlet nut is extruded and fixed with the heat insulation plug and the vortex generator through the O-shaped rubber ring.
[0007] As a preferred scheme of the vortex tube, a compressed air inlet is arranged on the vortex main pipe, and the compressed air inlet is located at the top of the vortex generator and the cold gas end outlet nut.
[0008] As a preferred scheme of the vortex tube, a gasket is sleeved on the flow regulating valve.
[0009] As a preferred scheme of the vortex tube, a hot gas output port is arranged at one end of the hot gas adapter.
[0010] As a preferred scheme of the vortex tube, a slot is formed on the flow regulating valve.
[0011] As a preferred scheme of the vortex tube, an end of the hot gas output port is provided with a muffler
[0012] The vortex tube has the advantages that: compressed air is made to rotate at high speed by the vortex main cavity and the flow guide groove of the vortex generator, the temperature of the gas is instantaneously reduced, the gas is further divided by the plum blossom flow divider and the proportion of the cold gas flow and the hot gas flow and the temperature of each of them are adjusted by the flow regulating valve, the modular design facilitates disassembly and assembly of the components, maintenance-free operation is realized, radio frequency and electromagnetic interference are avoided by not using refrigerant, and product safety and reliability are improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments of the present application will be briefly introduced as follows. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.
[0014] Figure 1 is a perspective structural schematic view of the vortex tube according to an embodiment of the present application.
[0015] Figure 2 is a sectional structural schematic view of the vortex tube according to an embodiment of the present application.
[0016] Figure 3 is an exploded structural schematic view of the vortex tube according to an embodiment of the present application.
[0017] In the drawings:
[0018] 1, vortex main pipe; 2, heat insulation plug; 3, vortex generator; 4, cold gas end outlet nut; 5, O-shaped rubber ring; 6, plum blossom flow divider; 7, hot gas adapter; 8, flow regulating valve; 9, gasket; 10, hot gas output port; 11, slot; 12, muffler. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] The technical scheme of the present application will be further described below by combining the drawings and through specific embodiments.
[0020] Among them, the drawings are only used for example description, and the representation is only a schematic view, not a real object view, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present patent; in order to better illustrate the embodiments of the present application, some components of the drawings will be omitted, enlarged or reduced, and do not represent the size of the actual product; for those skilled in the art, it can be understood that some known structures and their descriptions in the drawings can be omitted.
[0021] The same or similar reference signs in the drawings of the embodiments of the present application correspond to the same or similar components; in the description of the present application, it is understood that if the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, they are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore the terms describing the positional relationship in the drawings are only used for exemplary description, and cannot be understood as a limitation on the present patent, for those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0022] In the description of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, if the connection relationship between the components appears, the term should be broadly understood, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication or interaction relationship between two components. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0023] For example, Figure 1 And Figure 2The utility model provides a technical scheme: a vortex tube, including including vortex main pipe 1, vortex main pipe 1 top is equipped with a gas inlet, is equipped with a vortex main cavity in vortex main pipe 1 and vortex main cavity right side is equipped with internal thread, vortex main pipe 1 vortex main cavity inside right side is installed in proper order with one heat insulation plug 2 and one vortex generator 3, vortex generator 3 is located the right side of heat insulation plug 2, compressed air inlet is located the top of heat insulation plug 2 and vortex generator 3, vortex generator 3 upper left side end face around the center annular equidistance is equipped with six inwardly inclined flow guide grooves, the left side connection of vortex main pipe 1 vortex main cavity is sealed through heat insulation plug 2, the right side in vortex main pipe 1 is connected with one cold gas end outlet cap nut 4 through screw thread, is placed with one O type rubber ring 5 between vortex generator 3 and cold gas end outlet cap nut 4, the right side connection of vortex main pipe 1 vortex main cavity is sealed through O type rubber ring 5, reduce the abrasion between cold gas end outlet cap nut 4 and vortex generator 3 simultaneously, the closed space is formed between vortex generator 3 and heat insulation plug 2 in vortex main pipe 1, after the gas in gas inlet enters, makes the gas high-speed rotation under the direction of vortex generator 3 upper flow guide groove, can reduce the central temperature of gas to minus 46 degrees, is installed with one plum blossom flow divider 6 in vortex main pipe 1 vortex main cavity left side, vortex main pipe 1 left side is equipped with external thread, is connected with one hot gas adapter 7 through screw thread in vortex main pipe 1 left end, is equipped with internal thread in hot gas adapter 7 inside right side, is equipped with external thread in hot gas adapter 7 left side outside, is connected with one flow regulating valve 8 through screw thread in hot gas adapter 7 inside left side, is provided with one cavity in flow regulating valve 8, its cavity left side is equipped with two hot gas gas outlet holes in upper and lower symmetry, when using, connect in proper order, tighten cold gas end outlet cap nut 4 to the left side, and then extrude and fix heat insulation plug 2 and vortex generator 3 through O type rubber ring 5, so that after the gas in gas inlet enters, makes the gas high-speed rotation under the direction of vortex generator 3, can reduce the central temperature of gas to minus 46 degrees in the moment, the rotating gas is dispersed further under the shunt effect of plum blossom flow divider 6, again through the depth of hot gas adapter 7 of left and right adjustment flow regulating valve 8, adjust the size of hot gas gas outlet hole of flow regulating valve 8, and then be used for controlling the proportion of cold air stream from vortex generator 3, change the proportion of cold air stream and hot air stream and their respective temperature by adjusting this flow regulating valve 8, wherein the cold air stream is discharged to the right side from the middle position under the blocking effect of flow regulating valve 8, and the hot air stream is discharged outward through the two hot gas gas outlet holes of flow regulating valve 8.
[0024] As Figure 3As shown, the gasket 9 is sleeved on the flow regulating valve 8, the hot gas output port 10 is threadedly connected to the left side of the hot gas adapter 7, the muffler 12 is threadedly connected to the left side of the hot gas output port 10, and the T-shaped slot 11 is formed in the middle of the left end surface of the flow regulating valve 8.
[0025] Working principle: in use, connect in sequence, tighten the cold gas end outlet nut 4 to the left, and then extrude and fix the heat insulation plug 2 and the vortex generator 3 through the O-shaped rubber ring 5, so that the gas in the gas inlet connector enters the vortex generator 3, and under the guidance of the guide groove, the gas rotates at high speed, and the central temperature of the gas can be reduced to minus 46 degrees, the rotating gas is further dispersed by the shunt effect of the plum blossom shunt 6, the gasket 9 on the flow regulating valve 8 is used to seal the connection, prevent gas leakage and affect the use effect, and the T-shaped slot 11 is used to adjust the depth of the hot gas adapter 7, adjust the size of the hot gas outlet hole of the flow regulating valve 8, and then control the proportion of the cold gas flow from the vortex generator 3, adjust the proportion of the cold gas flow and the hot gas flow and their respective temperatures by adjusting the flow regulating valve 8, wherein the cold gas flow is discharged to the right side from the middle position under the blocking effect of the flow regulating valve 8, and the hot gas flow is discharged to the outside of the hot gas output port 10, and the noise is reduced after being processed by the muffler 12 connected to the hot gas output port 10.
[0026] It should be pointed out that the above specific embodiments are only the preferred embodiments of the present application and the technical principles applied. Those skilled in the art should understand that various modifications, equivalent replacements, changes, etc. can be made to the present application. However, as long as these changes do not deviate from the spirit of the present application, they should be within the protection scope of the present application. In addition, some terms used in the specification and claims are not limited, but only for convenience of description.
Claims
1. A vortex tube characterized by, The utility model relates to a vortex main pipe (1) is provided with heat -proof plug (2) and vortex generator (3) in turn one side in vortex main pipe (1), a plurality of guide grooves are seted up on vortex generator (3), vortex main pipe (1) one end is provided with cold gas end outlet screw cap (4), O type rubber ring (5) is seted up between vortex generator (3) with cold gas end outlet screw cap (4), vortex main pipe (1) one side is provided with plum blossom flow divider (6), vortex main pipe (1) other end is provided with hot gas adapter (7), flow regulating valve (8) is seted up in hot gas adapter (7), cold gas end outlet screw cap (4) extrusion fixed heat -proof plug (2) and vortex generator (3) through O type rubber ring (5).
2. The vortex tube of claim 1, wherein, The vortex main pipe (1) is provided with a compressed air inlet, which is located at the top of the vortex generator (3) and the cold gas end outlet screw cap (4).
3. The vortex tube of claim 1 wherein, A gasket (9) is sleeved on the flow regulating valve (8).
4. The scroll tube of claim 1 wherein, The hot gas adapter (7) is provided with a hot gas output port (10) at one end.
5. The scroll machine of claim 3 wherein, A slot (11) is formed on the flow regulating valve (8).
6. The scroll machine of claim 4 wherein, The hot gas output port (10) is provided with a silencer (12) at one end.