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A Unit for Local Cryotherapy Based on the Ranque–Hilsch Vortex Effect

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The possibility of using the vortex effect in a unit for local cryotherapy is demonstrated. The block diagram of the developed unit and the results of pilot tests are presented. It is shown that the technological efficiency of the Ranque–Hilsch vortex tube used in the unit can be increased by forced cooling of the tube housing or solely of its hot flow outlet.

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  1. Vyatka State University, Kirov, Russia

    S. G. Voronchikhin & M. A. Tuev

  2. Kirov Regional Clinical Hospital, Kirov, Russia

    M. A. Tuev

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Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 53, No. 6, Nov. –Dec., 2019, pp. 5–7.

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Voronchikhin, S.G., Tuev, M.A. A Unit for Local Cryotherapy Based on the Ranque–Hilsch Vortex Effect. Biomed Eng 53, 380–382 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-020-09947-9

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