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Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube

Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 2.9k research works in it since 1951. 8.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the thermal separation phenomenon and energy efficiency in vortex tubes, particularly the Ranque-Hilsch effect. It includes experimental investigations, CFD analysis, and optimization studies related to nozzle design and exergy analysis. The research also explores the application of vortex tubes in energy efficiency and heat transfer processes.

  • Vortex Tube
  • Thermal Separation
  • CFD Analysis
  • Experimental Investigation
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Ranque-Hilsch Effect
  • Nozzle Design
  • Exergy Analysis
  • Counterflow Vortex Tube
  • Heat Transfer
Research works
2.9k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
242
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+76%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube research?

By volume, Russia and Ukraine publish the most (165 and 86 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Russia 165 works
  2. 2 Ukraine 86 works
  3. 3 China 68 works
  4. 4 India 46 works
  5. 5 Poland 31 works
  6. 6 Uzbekistan 28 works
  7. 7 United States 24 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 13 works
  9. 9 South Korea 12 works
  10. 10 Iran 12 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Russia: 34.0%Ukraine: 17.7%China: 14.1%India: 9.4%6 others listed: 24.8%34%largest
Russia165 · 34.0%Ukraine86 · 17.7%China68 · 14.1%India46 · 9.4%6 others listed120 · 24.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering publishes the most Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube research, followed by Lviv Polytechnic National University and Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow State University of Civil EngineeringRussia 11 works
  2. 2 Lviv Polytechnic National UniversityUkraine 11 works
  3. 3 Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityRussia 7 works
  4. 4 Institute of ThermophysicsRussia 7 works
  5. 5 National Institute of Technology DurgapurIndia 7 works
  6. 6 National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”Ukraine 7 works
  7. 7 Kazan State Power Engineering UniversityRussia 6 works
  8. 8 National Academy of Sciences of UkraineUkraine 6 works
  9. 9 Moscow Power Engineering InstituteRussia 5 works
  10. 10 Odesа Polytechnic National UniversityUkraine 5 works

Who are the leading researchers in Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube include Mikhail А. Sheremet.

  1. 1 Mikhail А. Sheremet Russia 992 citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube research done?

The largest centres of Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine), Kazan’ (Russia) and Novosibirsk (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kyiv.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 49 works
  2. 2 Kyiv Ukraine 32 works
  3. 3 Kazan’ Russia 19 works
  4. 4 Novosibirsk Russia 13 works
  5. 5 Beijing China 12 works
  6. 6 Lviv Ukraine 12 works
  7. 7 Kharkiv Ukraine 11 works
  8. 8 Tashkent Uzbekistan 11 works
  9. 9 Odesa Ukraine 10 works
  10. 10 Saint Petersburg Russia 8 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KyivUA · 32.3 works19×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube?

Among universities, judged by research, Lviv Polytechnic National University and Moscow State University of Civil Engineering score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Lviv Polytechnic National UniversityUkraine 40.07.5%70.3×11 +916.7%
2 Moscow State University of Civil EngineeringRussia 20.00.0%134.9×11 +366.7%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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