Frigid-X™ Vortex Tube Specifications
Specifications For Frigid™-XT Vortex Tube:
|
Model #
|
SCFM @100 PSIG inlet
(SLPM @ 6.9 BAR inlet) |
Btu/hr. at 100 PSIG
(Watts at 6.9 BAR) |
Size
|
|
50002H
|
2
(57) |
145
(42) |
small
|
|
50004H
|
4
(142) |
290
(85) |
small
|
|
50008H
|
8
(226) |
580
(170) |
small
|
|
50010H
|
10
(283) |
730
(214) |
medium
|
|
50015H
|
15
(425) |
1100
(322) |
medium
|
|
50025H
|
25
(708) |
1800
(527) |
medium
|
|
50030H
|
30
(850) |
2100
(615) |
medium
|
|
50040H
|
40
(1133) |
2900
(849) |
medium
|
|
Model #
|
SCFM @100 PSIG inlet
(SLPM @ 6.9 BAR inlet) |
For Cold Temperature
|
Size
|
|
50002C
|
2
(57) |
----
|
small
|
|
50004C
|
4
(142) |
----
|
small
|
|
50008C
|
8
(226) |
----
|
small
|
|
50010C
|
10
(283) |
----
|
medium
|
|
50015C
|
15
(425) |
----
|
medium
|
|
50025C
|
25
(708) |
----
|
medium
|
|
50030C
|
30
(850) |
----
|
medium
|
|
50040C
|
40
(1133) |
----
|
medium
|
Approximate temperature drops (and rises) from inlet air temperature produced by a vortex tube set at various cold fractions. Assume constant inlet pressure and temperature.
|
Temperature drop of cold air,
°F (ºC) in blue |
Temperature rise of hot air,
°F (ºC) in red |
|
Pressure Supply
|
Cold Fraction %
|
|
PSIG (BAR)
|
20
|
30
|
40
|
50
|
60
|
70
|
80
|
|
20 (1.4)
|
62 (34)
|
60 (33)
|
56 (31)
|
51 (28)
|
44 (24)
|
36 (20)
|
28 (16)
|
 |
15 (8)
|
25 (14)
|
36 (20)
|
50 (28)
|
64 (26)
|
83 (46)
|
107 (59)
|
|
40 (2.8)
|
88 (48)
|
85 (46)
|
80 (42)
|
73 (39)
|
63 (34)
|
52 (28)
|
38 (20)
|
|
|
21 (11)
|
35 (18)
|
52 (28)
|
71 (38)
|
92 (50)
|
117 (62)
|
147 (80)
|
|
60 (4.1)
|
104 (57)
|
100 (55)
|
93 (51)
|
84 (46)
|
73 (40)
|
60 (33)
|
46 (25)
|
|
|
24 (14)
|
40 (22)
|
59 (33)
|
80 (44)
|
104 (57)
|
132 (73)
|
166 (92)
|
|
80 (5.5)
|
115 (63)
|
110 (62)
|
102 (56)
|
92 (51)
|
80 (45)
|
66 (36)
|
50 (28)
|
|
|
25 (14)
|
43 (24)
|
63 (35)
|
86 (47)
|
113 (63)
|
143 (80)
|
180 (100)
|
|
100 (6.9)
|
123 (68)
|
118 (65)
|
110 (61)
|
100 (55)
|
86 (48)
|
71 (39)
|
54 (30)
|
|
|
26 (14)
|
45 (25)
|
67 (37)
|
90 (50)
|
119 (66)
|
151 (84)
|
191 (106)
|
|
120 (8.4)
|
129 (72)
|
124 (69)
|
116 (64)
|
104 (58)
|
91 (50)
|
74 (41)
|
55 (31)
|
|
26 (14)
|
46 (26)
|
69 (38)
|
94 (52)
|
123 (68)
|
156 (86)
|
195 (108)
|
