AiRTX Cooling and Heating Solutions
Technical Data
Model 20008
Models 20010/20015/20025/20035 & 21010/21015/21025/21035
Model 20400 Application Development Kit
What is a Vortex Tube?
It's 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.
Reliable, Predictable, Easy to Control Without Tools
A Vortex Tube 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
- 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
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).
Precision Stainless Steel for the Price of the "Other Guys'" Aluminum Tubes
| Model | Description | Air Consumption | Capacity | Price | |||
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| (cfm) | (lpm) | (BTU/H) | (Kcal/H) | ||||
| 20008 | Maximum Cooling, Stainless Steel Vortex Tube 8 CFM | 8 | 220 | 400 | 100 | $119 | 
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| 20010 | Maximum Cooling, Stainless Steel Vortex Tube 10 CFM | 10 | 280 | 500 | 150 | $154 |
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| 21010 | Maximum Cold Temperature, Stainless Steel Vortex Tube 10 CFM | 10 | 280 | 500 | 150 | $154 |
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| 20015 | Maximum Cooling, Stainless Steel Vortex Tube 15 CFM | 15 | 420 | 1100 | 230 | $154 |
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| 21015 | Maximum Cold Temperature, Stainless Steel Vortex Tube 15 CFM | 15 | 420 | 1100 | 230 | $154 |
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| 20025 | Maximum Cooling, Stainless Steel Vortex Tube 25 CFM | 25 | 700 | 1800 | 380 | $154 |
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| 21025 | Maximum Cold Temperature, Stainless Steel Vortex Tube 25 CFM | 25 | 700 | 1800 | 380 | $154 |
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| 20035 | Maximum Cooling, Stainless Steel Vortex Tube 35 CFM | 35 | 990 | 2500 | 630 | $154 |
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| 21035 | Maximum Cold Temperature, Stainless Steel Vortex Tube 35 CFM | 35 | 990 | 2500 | 630 | $154 |
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| 20400 | Application Development Kit Containing: Vortex tube, 10/15/25/35 CFM H and L Generators,Cold Muffler,Air Filter, and Snap Flex Hose | $290 |
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Starting with corrosion resistant, food-grade Stainless Steel as the principal material of construction, AiRTX designers have optimized every aspect of Vortex Tube design for convenience, dependable performance, and long-lasting service
The AiRTX Vortex Tube is as good looking as it is functional. No cheap aluminum or plated brass parts. It's precision machined, assembled and tested.
Manufactured to exacting tolerances, AiRTX Vortex Tubes are produced under strict quality control to ensure years of reliable, maintenance-free operation.
Uses:
- 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