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Catalog 36 - Vortex Tubes and Spot Cooling

Catalog 36 - Vortex Tubes and Spot Cooling
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Catalog 36 - Vortex Tubes and Spot Cooling

Product catalog summary
Overview: EXAIR's catalog details a range of intelligent compressed air products designed for coating, cooling, conserving, cleaning, and conveying. The document includes product specifications, ordering information, warranty details, and technical assistance contacts.
Key Product Categories:
  • Spray Nozzles: Offers misting, fan, and cone spray nozzles for applications like misting, fogging, and tank washing.
  • Air Knives: Products such as the Super Air Knife are designed for efficient blow-off, cleaning, drying, and cooling with reduced noise and air consumption.
  • Air Amplifiers: Used for venting, exhausting, cooling, drying, and cleaning, featuring adjustable and super air amplifiers.
  • Air Nozzles and Jets: Reduce noise levels and air costs in blowoff operations, including safety and high-force air nozzles.
  • Safety Air Guns: High-performance air guns like VariBlast and TurboBlast for various applications.
  • Static Eliminators: Gen4 products eliminate static electricity, dust, and shock hazards with ion air knives, bars, and guns.
  • Vacuum Generators: E-Vac systems for lifting, clamping, and placement, with in-line and adjustable options.
  • Air Operated Conveyors: Line Vac products convey parts, materials, and waste without moving parts.
  • Industrial Housekeeping: Reliable vacuums for chip removal, liquid transfer, and cleaning.
  • Vortex Tubes & Spot Cooling: Solutions for industrial spot cooling, including vortex tubes and cold gun air coolant systems.
Cabinet Cooler Systems: Lists models like NEMA 12, NEMA 4, and NEMA 4X, with accessories such as mufflers, filters, and regulators.
Ordering and Shipping: Orders before 2 PM EDT/EST ship the same day, with delivery in 1-4 days. Terms include net 30 days upon credit approval.
Warranty and Returns: 5-year warranty on compressed air products and 1-year on accessories. A 15% restocking charge applies for returns after 30 days.
Vortex Tubes: Maintenance-free cooling solution using compressed air to produce hot and cold streams. Specifications include flow rates, cooling capacities, and noise levels.
Energy Efficiency: Participation in the Energy Star program, highlighting energy-efficient products like the Super Air Knife.
Intellectual Property: Content protected by copyright and trademark laws, with several products covered by U.S. patents.
Adjustable Spot Cooler: Provides cold air from -30°F to room temperature using a vortex tube, ideal for applications where mist or liquid cooling is unsuitable.
Specifications and Features: Temperature range of -30°F to +70°F, flow rates of 15, 25, and 30 SCFM, and refrigeration capacity up to 2,000 Btu/hr.
Applications: Cooling solder, machined plastics, welding horns, and electronic components.
Advantages: Instant cold air without electricity or chemicals, improving tolerances and production rates.
Operation and Control: Uses a vortex tube to split compressed air into hot and cold streams, with adjustable temperature via a control valve.
Case Study: A manufacturer improved productivity by replacing a water bath with the Adjustable Spot Cooler.
Mini Cooler Overview: Provides a stream of 16°F cold air for cooling small parts and tools, increasing production rates.
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Stay up to date by visiting our website and take advantage of the information and services we didn’t have room to display in this catalog. Where you can Chat live with our problem solving, technical expert Application Engineers Watch product videos to learn more about the features and benefits of our engineered products Quickly order online with a purchase order or credit card (US & Canada) Access product presentation slides you can use to educate others Find International Distributors all across the world Follow our blog for 5 new entries a week and learn Details and installations of widely...

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Terms and Conditions Efficiency Lab EXAIR Optimization Minimize compressed air use and detect wasteful leaks 6 Steps to Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Electronic Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Digital Flowmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Digital Sound Level Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ultrasonic Leak Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Blowoff, clean, dry and cool with less noise and air consumption Super Air Knife ....

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Safety air guns use engineered air nozzles for high performance Chip Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 VariBlast® Precision Safety Air Guns . . . . . . . . . . 117 VariBlast® Compact Safety Air Guns . . . . . . . . . . 118 Soft Grip Safety Air Guns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 Soft Grip Super Air Scraper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 Heavy Duty Safety Air Guns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Back Blow Safety Air Guns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 TurboBlast® Safety Air Guns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 Super...

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Terms and Conditions (U.S. and Canada Only) Terms: ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) INCOTERM 2020: Delivery Ordering: Remit to address (payments only): Tax: Technical Assistance: Warranty: *5 Year Warranty applies to compressed air products only. A 1 Year Warranty applies to all accessories and electrically powered products. EXAIR’s Unconditional Guarantee: Copyright Restrictions: 11510 Goldcoast Dr. Cincinnati, Ohio 45249-1621 Phone Number: (513) 671-3322 Fax Number: (513) 671-3363 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.exair.com Net 30 days upon credit approval, Visa, MasterCard, Discover...

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Vortex Tubes MOBILE VIEW Vortex Tubes Cold air to -50°F (-46°C) from your compressed air supply — with no moving parts! What Is A Vortex Tube? A low cost, reliable, maintenance free solution to a variety of industrial spot cooling problems. Using an ordinary supply of compressed air as a power source, vortex tubes create two streams of air, one hot and one cold, with no moving parts. Vortex tubes can produce: • Temperatures from -50° to +260°F (-46° to +127°C) • Flow rates from 1 to 150 SCFM (28 to 4,248 SLPM) • Refrigeration up to 10,200 Btu/hr. (2,989 Watts) Temperatures, flows and cooling...

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Vortex Tubes How A Vortex Tube Works Compressed air, normally 80-100 PSIG (5.5 - 6.9 BAR), is ejected tangentially (1) through a generator into the vortex spin chamber (2). At up to 1,000,000 RPM, this air stream revolves toward the hot end (3) where some escapes through the control valve (4). The remaining air, still spinning, is forced back through the center of this outer vortex. The inner stream gives off kinetic energy in the form of heat to the outer stream and exits the vortex tube as cold air (5). The outer stream exits the opposite end as hot air (6). There is a detailed discussion of...

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Vortex Tubes Selecting The Right Vortex Tube EXAIR Vortex Tubes are available in three sizes. Each size can produce a number of flow rates, as determined by a small internal part called a generator. If Btu/hr. (Watts) requirements, or flow and temperature requirements are known, simply select the appropriate vortex tube according to the specification information shown below or the performance tables shown on the following page. Keep in mind that the vortex generators are interchangeable. If, for example, a Model 3215 Vortex Tube does not provide sufficient cooling, you need only change generators...

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The Vortex Tube Performance Tables below give approximate temperature drops (and rises) from inlet air temperature produced by a vortex tube set at each cold fraction. Assuming no fluctuation of inlet temperature or pressure, a vortex tube will reliably maintain temperature within ±1°F. Pressure Supply Cold Fraction % Numbers in shaded area give temperature drop of cold air, °C. Numbers in white area give temperature rise of hot air, °C /ortex es • Spot Cooling Back Pressure: The performance of a vortex tube deteriorates with back pressure on the cold air exhaust. Low back pressure, up to 2 PSIG...

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Vortex Tubes Cooling Vacuum Formed Parts The Problem: A manufacturer of major appliances vacuum forms the plastic interior shell of refrigerators. The deep draw of the plastic and complex geometry left the four corners unacceptably thin. The corners would tear during assembly or bulge when insulation was inserted between the shell and exterior housing, resulting in a high rejection rate. The Solution: (4) Model 3225 Vortex Tubes were positioned to cool the critical corner areas just prior to forming the plastic sheet. By cooling these areas, less stretching of the plastic occurred which resulted...

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Vortex Tubes Cooling Blow Molded Fuel Tanks The Problem: Automobile fuel tanks are blow molded, then clamped to a fixture to prevent distortion during the cooling cycle. The cooling time of over 3 minutes required for each tank created a bottleneck in the production process. The Solution: (2) Model 3250 Vortex Tubes were mounted to the cooling rack and connected to a compressed air line. Cold air produced by the vortex tubes was circulated inside the fuel tanks. Cooling time was reduced from three minutes to two minutes for each tank, improving productivity by 33%. Comment: It’s hard to imagine...

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