Vortex Tubes from ARTX

Vortex Tubes - Reliable, predictable, easy to control without tools

Vortex Tubes turns factory compressed air into two airstreams, one very cold and one hot, using no moving parts. Simple and low-cost, a Vortex Tube can produce:

• temperatures from -40 °F (-40 C) to +250 °F (+110 C)
• up to 2500 Btu/H (630 Kcal/H) refrigeration
• air flow rates up to 35 SCFM (990 SLPM)
• two sizes available

You just set the cold temperature output with the handy control knob and your thermometer. No tools are required.

Assuming your compressed air input pressure and temperature remain constant, a Vortex tube will hold output temperatures ±1 °F (±0.6 C).

The user-friendly Vortex Tubes - precision stainless steel

for the price of the "other guys'" aluminum tubes, plus no-tools temperature control. Starting with corrosion-resistant, food-grade stainless steel as the principal material of construction, ARTX designers have optimized every aspect of Vortex Tubes design for convenience, dependable performance, and long-lasting industrial service.

Vortex Tubes are as good looking as it is functional. No cheap aluminum or plated brass parts. It's precision machined, assembled and tested.

Our unique temperature control knob lets you adjust the cold air discharge without tools.

A simple, interchangeable part - the stationary generator - allows our Vortex Tubes to deliver four different air flows - 10, 15, 25, 35 SCFM (280, 420, 700, 990 SLPM) - each with two ranges of cooling performance (high or low).

Manufactured to exacting tolerances, Vortex Tubes are produced under strict quality control to ensure years of reliable, maintenance-free operation.

Putting Vortex Tubes to work: packaged systems, "tube only," or an Application Development Kit

Tech Sales Co., offers Vortex Tubes in several ready-to-use packaged systems for common industrial applications. Packaged systems include the Model 60040 Air Gun and the Control Cooler - all described on subsequent pages.

We also offer an Application Development Kit for the OEM or system designer who needs Vortex Tubes for studies and design verification. By switching one interchangeable part supplied with the kit, you can produce the full range of air flows and cold fractions the tube is capable of. The Application Development Kit includes instructions, five-micron filter, and cold end muffler.

Lastly, you can purchase Vortex Tubes alone, or with various supporting components, for OEM and user-designed systems.

What are Vortex Tubes? Vortex Tubes are your answer for instant cold air, where and when you need it, using nothing but compressed air as a power source. There's no maintenance, no mess, no explosion hazard, no electricity, no moving parts - just clean, cold air for industrial or laboratory spot cooling. See How Vortex Tubes Work

The Application Development Kit includes vortex generators for 10, 15, 25, and 35 SCFM (280, 420, 700, and 990 SLPM) flow rates. It's capable of producing up to 2500 Btu/H (630 Kcal/H), and temperatures to -40 °F (-40 C).

What you can do with Vortex Tubes + Cool manufacturing processes: machining plastics or metals, woodworking, soldering, adhesive application, heat sealing, sewing needles, mold tooling and many others + In the laboratory, cool and dehumidify gas samples, cool environmental chambers + "Temperature cycle" electronic components, instruments, switches, thermostats + Air condition electronic control enclosures: CNC cabinets, industrial PCs, PLCs, motor controls + Generate hot air to +250°F (+110 C), without a spark or explosion hazard to soften plastic, melt glues, seal packaging + Cool workers wearing protective gear

Convenient, save, easy-to-use + No moving parts, portable, lightweight, low cost + Uses no electricity, freon or chemicals; just filtered, factory compressed air + No spark hazard, RF/EMI interference + Instant on/off, easy to control, cools without waste + No residue to clean up, no part washing needed + Reliable, maintenance-free, durable stainless steel construction + Input air flows of 10, 15, 25, and 35 SCFM (280, 420, 700, 990 SLPM); up to 2500 Btu/H (630 Kcal/H) cooling capacity

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