涡流管研究进展及在天然气工业中的应用

A review of the vortex tube in the natural gas industry

涡流管是一种结构简单的能量分离装置,随着测试手段的进步,计算流体力学技术的发展,涡流管重新成为了研究热点。从理论、实验以及数值模拟三方面综述了涡流管的研究现状,并着重介绍了涡流管在天然气工业中的应用情况。

The vortex tube is a simple device, which can cause energy separation. With the development of the test means and CFD, the vortex tube becomes a hot spot again. The research progress of the vortex tube was elaborated in three aspects including the theories, experiments and numerical simulations. Applications of the vortex tube in natural gas industry were introduced in detail.