When people are thinking of the future of space travel, an idea that floats around is a spaceship with a giant solar sail pushed along by a massive laser. Inspired by the concept but lacking a giant ...

Though no one knows exactly how vortex tubes work, Exair Corp uses them in its 1,000 Btu/hr Cabinet Cooler. One of the most widely accepted explanation of the Vortex Tube Phenomenon is that compressed ...

Vortex tubes provide a low-cost, maintenance-free solution to industrial spot-cooling problems Vortex tubes provide a low-cost, maintenance-free solution to industrial spot-cooling problems. Using the ...

There was once a saying from the renowned American physicist Richard Feynman about turbulence. He said that it remains to be the most important "unsolved" problem in classical physics. The challenge ...

Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

The Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube is an innovative device that utilises compressed gas to separate energy streams into distinct hot and cold outputs. Its operation is based on complex internal flow ...

Vortex tubes are a key ingredient of turbulence, which is widely studied in classical physics. The motion of vortex tubes is relevant in a wide range of scenarios, such as the formation of hurricanes, ...

A new patent from Stellantis covers a new way of cooling the hot compressed air from a turbocharger before it enters the engine. It would replace the traditional intercooler with a device called a ...