How Vortex Tubes Work

How Vortex Tubes Work

Compressed air enters the vortex tube at point (A). Inside the vortex tube the compressed air is made to spin using a “generator”. It travels in one direction along the small (hot end) tube and then back inside itself in the reverse direction creating one stream of air (B) and the second stream of air (C) in the opposite direction. The outside stream of air gets hot and exhausts at point (D). The centre column of air gets cold and exists at point (E). Temperatures and capacities can vary by adjusting the hot end plug at (D) and by using different “generators”

The vortex tube is a tool that can take normal compressed air and convert into two air streams. One stream is hot air and the other stream is cold air. The advantage of our vortex tube is that it has no moving parts , which translates into no maintenance. The cold air can be adjusted down to -50º F, and the hot side can be adjusted up to a temperature of 250º F.

There are three basic physical sizes of vortex tubes used extensively in industry the small version, medium version and large version. Vortex tubes can be selected by required performance in cooling for the "H" generator versions and where very cold temperatures are required "C" generators are used. However, even with "C" generators, as expected, the higher the flow rating the greater the cooling effect.

Vortex Tube Product Line

	*C Series Small Vortex Tubes*
	50002C Small Vortex Tube - Maximum Cold Temperature Small Vortex Tube with 2C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature. << Learn More >>
	50004C Small Vortex - Maximum Cold Temperature. Small Vortex Tube with 4C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature << Learn More >>
	50008C 8 Small Vortex Tube - Maximum Cold Temperature. Small Vortex Tube with 8C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature << Learn More >>
	*NOTE:* The last three numbers indicate the SCFM consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar) - Example 50025C indicates 25 SCFM air consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar).
	*C Series Medium Vortex Tubes*
	50010C Medium Vortex Tube - Maximum Cold Temperature Medium Vortex Tube with 10C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature. << Learn More >>
	50015C Medium Vortex Tube - Maximum Cold Temperature Medium Vortex Tube with 15C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature. << Learn More >>
	50025C Medium Vortex Tube - Maximum Cold Temperature Medium Vortex Tube with 25C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature. << Learn More >>
	50030C Medium Vortex Tube - Maximum Cold Temperature Medium Vortex Tube with 30C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature. << Learn More >>
	50040C Medium Vortex Tube - Maximum Cold Temperature Medium Vortex Tube with 40C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature. << Learn More >>
	*NOTE:* The last three numbers indicate the SCFM consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar) - Example 50025C indicates 25 SCFM air consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar).
	*C Series Large Vortex Tubes*
	50050C Large Vortex Tube - Maximum Cold Temperature. Large Vortex Tube with 50C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature. << Learn More >>
	50075C Large Vortex Tube - Maximum Cold Temperature. Large Vortex Tube with 75C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature. << Learn More >>
	50100C Large Vortex Tube - Maximum Cold Temperature. Large Vortex Tube with 100C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature. << Learn More >>
	50150C Large Vortex Tube - Maximum Cold Temperature. Large Vortex Tube with 150C Generator for Maximum Cold Temperature. << Learn More >>
	*NOTE:* The last three numbers indicate the SCFM consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar) - Example 50025C indicates 25 SCFM air consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar).

	*H Series Small Vortex Tubes*
	50002H Small Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Small Vortex Tube with 2H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect << Learn More >>
	50004H Small Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Small Vortex Tube with 4H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect. << Learn More >>
	50008H Small Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Small Vortex Tube with 8H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect. << Learn More >>
	*NOTE:* The last three numbers indicate the SCFM consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar) - Example 50025C indicates 25 SCFM air consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar).
	*H Series Medium Vortex Tubes*
	50010H Medium Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Medium Vortex Tube with 10H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect. << Learn More >>
	50015H Medium Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Medium Vortex Tube with 15H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect. << Learn More >>
	50025H Medium Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Medium Vortex Tube with 25H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect. << Learn More >>
	50030H Medium Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Medium Vortex Tube with 30H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect. << Learn More >>
	50040H Medium Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Medium Vortex Tube with 40H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect. << Learn More >>
	*NOTE:* The last three numbers indicate the SCFM consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar) - Example 50025C indicates 25 SCFM air consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar).
	*H Series Large Vortex Tubes*
	50050H Large Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Large Vortex Tube with 50H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect. << Learn More >>
	50075H Large Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Large Vortex Tube with 75H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect. << Learn More >>
	50100H Large Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Large Vortex Tube with 100H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect.. << Learn More >>
	50150H Large Vortex Tube - Maximum Cooling Effect Large Vortex Tube with 100H Generator for Maximum Cooling Effect.. << Learn More >>
	*NOTE:* The last three numbers indicate the SCFM consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar) - Example 50025C indicates 25 SCFM air consumption at 100 PSIG (6.9 Bar).

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