Numerical Investigation on Vortex Tube as a Potential Device for Carbon Dioxide Separation

Abstract

Abstract The exponential industrialization and growing population result constantly increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is also considered to be a major contributor to rising atmospheric temperatures and pollution in air. This study aims to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the environment by utilising gas separation via a vortex tube. Furthermore, gas separation using a vortex tube is still a relatively unexplored and intriguing research area. Throughout the research, we conducted extensive research on the topic using CFD simulations of our self-designed vortex tube. In this study, the plots of the molar concentrations of CO2 and N2 were plotted to verify the separation of CO2 within a vortex tube.