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  2. Vornado Air - Wikipedia

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    The "Vortex Action" technology and uniquely-designed blade was also used for Vornado-branded heaters, air purifiers, and humidifiers. Between January 1989 and August 1990, Vornado sold about 135,000 of its fans with a distinctive spiral front grille. In August 1990, competitor Duracraft began offering a cheaper, visually similar fan, and by ...

  3. Vortex engine - Wikipedia

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    The vortex is begun by briefly turning on a diffuse heater (83) and electrically driving the turbines (21) as fans. This moves mildly heated air into the vortex arena (2). The air must have only a mild temperature difference because large temperature differences increase mixing with cold ambient air and reduce efficiency.

  4. Fan heater - Wikipedia

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    Electric fan heater. A fan heater, also called a blow heater, is a heater that works by using a fan to pass air over a heat source (e.g. a heating element). [1] This heats up the air, which then leaves the heater, warming up the surrounding room. They can heat an enclosed space such as a room faster than a heater without a fan, [2] but like any ...

  5. Vortex tube - Wikipedia

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    The vortex tube, also known as the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube, is a mechanical device that separates a compressed gas into hot and cold streams. The gas emerging from the hot end can reach temperatures of 200 °C (390 °F), and the gas emerging from the cold end can reach −50 °C (−60 °F). [ 1 ]

  6. Vortex mixer - Wikipedia

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    A Scientific Industries Inc. Vortex-Genie 2 vortex mixer in operation. A vortex mixer, or vortexer, is a simple device used commonly in laboratories to mix small vials of liquid. It consists of an electric motor with the drive shaft oriented vertically and attached to a cupped rubber piece mounted slightly off-center. As the motor runs the ...

  7. CVCC - Wikipedia

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    CVCC, or Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion (Japanese: 複合渦流調整燃焼方式, Hepburn: Fukugō Uzuryū Chōsei Nenshō Hōshiki), is an internal combustion engine technology developed and trademarked by the Honda Motor Company.

  8. Dual-thrust rocket motor - Wikipedia

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    In a dual-thrust solid propellant rocket engine, the propellant mass is composed of two different types (densities) of fuel.In the case of a tandem dual-thrust motor, the fuel nearest to the rocket nozzle burns fast, and the fuel further into the motor's body burns slower.

  9. Vortex ring state - Wikipedia

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    The vortex ring state (VRS) is a dangerous aerodynamic condition that may arise in helicopter flight, when a vortex ring system engulfs the rotor, causing severe loss of lift. Often the term settling with power is used as a synonym, e.g., in Australia, the UK, and the US, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] but not in Canada, which uses the latter term for a ...