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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis C Nutter, Methuen, MA (US);
Mark Hutchings, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
BTU International, North Billerica, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62-5 ; 62266 ;
Abstract
A vortex tube cooling system is presented. The cooling system contains one or more vortex tubes connected to a supply of compressed gas, the vortex tubes providing a stream of cold gas which cools product as it emerges from a furnace. The cooling system is particularly useful for cooling circuit boards emerging from a solder reflow convection furnace.