COMBINED VORTEX THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC H01L35/28 F25B21/02 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: device includes a vortex tube with a tangential inlet, a swirler and a braking device, cold and hot heat exchangers, between which thermoelectric modules are installed. Heat exchangers are made in the form of pipelines of trapezoidal section and arranged in turn along the vortex pipe on its outer side: hot - cold - hot, etc. in a circumferential direction with radial gaps relative to each other. Thermoelectric modules are adjacent with one of their flat thermosensitive surfaces to the lateral side of the pipeline of trapezoidal section of hot heat exchangers, and with the other flat thermosensitive surface to the lateral side of pipeline of trapezoidal section of cold heat exchangers.

EFFECT: improving reliability; enlarging functional capabilities; reducing temperature dissipation of hot and cold flows; increasing the efficiency.

3 cl, 6 dwg