Adjustable Spot Coolers

When compared to blower systems enhanced compressed are blow off systems are very easy to maintain. Whether the system is comprised of air nozzles, air amplifiers, air jets or air knives there are no moving parts involved and no external power is required. This means that there is virtually nothing to go wrong with the blow off system. Similarly, vortex tube powered coolers have no external power source or moving parts are so are equally reliable and maintenance free.

The simplicity of these systems means they can be deployed in areas that would preclude the deployment of powered blowers. In dirty, wet or humid areas of the production facility any powered equipment requires often costly protection to prevent it breaking down. This may involve water proofing or additional filtration / dust protection. Compressed air systems require none of this and so, in such environments, they are intrinsically more reliable.

When a concentrated cooling effect such as in tool cooling then vortex tub technology is a good choice of product. The very cool air streams formed by the vortex tube can be directed to exactly where it is needed resulting in a concentrated blast of cooling at the potential hot spot.

If, however, the hot area does not need very cool air and simply needs a directed blast of ambient air to accelerate natural convective cooling then other, non-vortex tube, products should be considered. Standard air nozzles produce directed air streams suitable for spot cooling systems or, alternatively air jets will produce a slightly broader area of effect. The air streams from these products will not be much cooler than ambient but it will be moving fast and so will continually replace the warm air around the target and thus increase cooling rates.