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Names: »VORTEX«
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└─⟦this⟧ »VORTEX«
0x0000…01ce (0,) 09 41 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 51 31 20 43 6f 72 70 6f 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 51 31 20 43 6f 72 70 6f 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 51 31 20 43 6f 72 70 6f 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 51 31 20 43 6f 72 70 6f ┆ A VORTEX-LIKEQ1 CorporationQ1 CorporationQ1 CorporationQ1 Corpo┆ 0x0000…01ce 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 65 20 68 61 73 20 6e 6f 20 6d 6f 76 69 6e 67 20 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 ┆ratione has no moving MONROE COMPANYMONROE COMPANYMONROE COMPANY┆ 0x0000…01ce 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 6d 74 67 20 70 61 72 74 73 2e 20 20 41 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 ┆MONROE COMPANYMONROE COMPANYMONROE COMPANYmtg parts. A version ┆ 0x0000…01ce 77 65 69 67 68 73 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 36 20 6f 7a 2e 20 61 6e 64 20 66 69 74 73 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 70 61 6c 6d 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 68 61 6e 64 2e 20 20 54 68 65 20 6d 79 73 74 65 72 ┆weighs about 6 oz. and fits in the palm of the hand. The myster┆ 0x0000…01ce 79 20 61 72 69 73 65 73 20 77 68 65 6e 20 61 6e 20 69 6e 6c 65 74 20 61 6c 6f 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 20 74 75 62 65 20 69 73 20 63 6f 6e 6e 65 63 74 65 64 20 74 ┆y arises when an inlet along the VORTEX-LIKE tube is connected t┆ 0x0000…01ce 6f 20 61 20 66 61 63 74 6f 72 79 27 73 20 6e 6f 72 6d 61 6c 20 73 75 70 70 6c 79 20 6f 66 20 31 30 30 2d 70 73 69 20 63 6f 6d 70 72 65 73 73 65 64 51 31 20 43 4f 52 50 4f 52 41 54 49 4f 4e 02 ┆o a factory's normal supply of 100-psi compressedQ1 CORPORATION ┆ 0x0000…01ce 51 31 20 43 4f 52 50 4f 52 41 54 49 4f 4e 02 51 31 20 43 4f 52 50 4f 52 41 54 49 4f 4e 02 51 31 20 43 4f 52 50 4f 52 41 54 49 4f 4e 02 20 61 69 72 2e 20 20 4f 75 74 20 6f 66 20 6f 6e 65 20 65 ┆Q1 CORPORATION Q1 CORPORATION Q1 CORPORATION air. Out of one e┆ 0x0000…01ce 6e 64 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 73 79 73 74 ┆nd of the syst┆ 0x01ce…039c (1,) 65 6d 20 63 6f 6d 65 73 20 77 61 72 6d 20 61 69 72 3b 20 20 6f 75 74 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 6f 74 68 65 72 2c 20 76 65 72 79 20 63 6f 6c 64 20 61 69 72 20 2d 20 61 73 20 63 6f 6c 64 20 61 73 ┆em comes warm air; out of the other, very cold air - as cold as┆ 0x01ce…039c 20 2d 31 30 30 43 2e 20 20 49 6e 20 69 74 73 20 63 6f 6f 6c 69 6e 67 20 63 61 70 61 63 69 74 79 2c 20 74 68 65 20 6c 69 74 74 6c 65 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 ┆ -100C. In its cooling capacity, the little VORTEX-LIKE system ┆ 0x01ce…039c 69 73 20 74 68 65 20 65 71 75 69 76 61 6c 65 6e 74 20 6f 66 20 61 6e 20 61 69 72 2d 63 6f 6e 64 69 74 69 6f 6e 65 72 20 72 61 74 65 64 20 61 74 20 31 2f 36 20 74 6f 6e 2c 20 6f 72 20 32 2c 30 ┆is the equivalent of an air-conditioner rated at 1/6 ton, or 2,0┆ 0x01ce…039c 30 30 20 42 74 75 73 20 70 65 72 20 68 6f 75 72 2e 0d 0d 09 54 68 65 20 6d 79 73 74 65 72 69 6f 75 73 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 68 61 73 20 69 6e 74 72 69 67 ┆00 Btus per hour. The mysterious VORTEX-LIKE system has intrig┆ 0x01ce…039c 75 65 64 20 70 68 79 73 69 63 69 73 74 73 20 66 6f 72 20 61 20 68 61 6c 66 20 63 65 6e 74 75 72 79 2e 20 20 42 75 74 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 72 65 63 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 68 61 76 65 20 65 6e 67 69 6e ┆ued physicists for a half century. But only recently have engin┆ 0x01ce…039c 65 65 72 73 20 61 6e 64 20 65 6e 74 72 65 70 72 65 6e 65 75 72 73 20 63 6f 6d 62 69 6e 65 64 20 74 6f 20 74 75 72 6e 20 69 74 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 61 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 72 63 69 61 6c 6c 79 20 73 ┆eers and entrepreneurs combined to turn it into a commercially s┆ 0x01ce…039c 75 63 63 65 73 73 66 75 6c 20 69 6e 64 75 73 74 72 69 61 6c 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 74 2e 20 20 74 69 6e 79 20 56 6f 72 74 65 63 20 43 6f 72 70 2e 2c 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f 6c 65 20 55 2e 53 2e 20 ┆uccessful industrial product. tiny Vortec Corp., the sole U.S. ┆ 0x01ce…039c 6d 61 6e 75 66 61 63 74 75 72 65 72 20 6f ┆manufacturer o┆ 0x039c…056a (2,) 66 20 61 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 72 63 69 61 6c 20 6d 6f 64 65 6c 2c 20 69 73 20 74 75 72 6e 69 6e 67 20 6f 75 74 20 74 68 65 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 73 20 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 72 61 74 65 20 6f 66 20 ┆f a commercial model, is turning out the systems at the rate of ┆ 0x039c…056a 6e 65 61 72 6c 79 20 31 2c 30 30 30 20 61 20 6d 6f 6e 74 68 2e 0d 0d 22 4f 75 72 20 74 69 6d 69 6e 67 20 68 61 70 70 65 6e 65 64 20 74 6f 20 62 65 20 72 69 67 68 74 2c 22 20 73 61 79 73 20 49 ┆nearly 1,000 a month. "Our timing happened to be right," says I┆ 0x039c…056a 6e 67 6c 69 73 2c 20 70 72 65 73 69 64 65 6e 74 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 31 32 2d 65 6d 70 6c 6f 79 65 65 20 63 6f 6d 70 61 6e 79 20 69 6e 20 43 69 6e 63 69 6e 6e 61 74 69 2e 20 20 48 65 20 63 ┆nglis, president of the 12-employee company in Cincinnati. He c┆ 0x039c…056a 6c 61 69 6d 73 20 74 68 61 74 20 73 61 6c 65 73 20 68 61 76 65 20 69 6e 63 72 65 73 65 64 20 33 30 2d 66 6f 6c 64 20 2d 20 61 64 6d 69 74 74 65 64 6c 79 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 61 20 76 65 72 79 20 ┆laims that sales have incresed 30-fold - admittedly from a very ┆ 0x039c…056a 73 6d 61 6c 6c 20 62 61 73 65 20 2d 20 73 69 6e 63 65 20 68 65 20 61 6e 64 20 68 69 73 20 70 61 72 74 6e 65 72 20 74 6f 6f 6b 20 6f 76 65 72 2e 20 20 54 77 6f 20 62 69 67 20 72 65 61 73 6f 6e ┆small base - since he and his partner took over. Two big reason┆ 0x039c…056a 73 3a 20 20 74 68 65 20 70 75 73 68 20 66 6f 72 20 77 6f 72 6b 65 72 20 63 6f 6d 66 6f 72 74 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 67 72 6f 77 69 6e 67 20 75 73 65 20 6f 66 20 68 61 72 64 2d 74 6f 2d ┆s: the push for worker comfort, and the growing use of hard-to-┆ 0x039c…056a 77 6f 72 6b 20 6d 61 74 65 72 69 61 6c 73 2e 0d 0d 09 4e 6f 20 6f 6e 65 20 69 73 20 73 75 72 65 20 70 72 65 63 69 73 65 6c 79 20 77 68 79 20 74 68 65 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 20 73 ┆work materials. No one is sure precisely why the VORTEX-LIKE s┆ 0x039c…056a 79 73 74 65 6d 20 77 6f 72 6b 73 20 61 73 ┆ystem works as┆ 0x056a…0738 (3,) 20 69 74 20 64 6f 65 73 20 28 62 6f 78 29 2e 20 20 41 6e 64 20 74 68 61 74 20 6d 61 79 20 70 61 72 74 6c 79 20 65 78 70 6c 61 69 6e 20 77 68 79 20 69 74 20 68 61 73 20 62 65 65 6e 20 73 6f 20 ┆ it does (box). And that may partly explain why it has been so ┆ 0x056a…0738 73 6c 6f 77 20 74 6f 20 66 69 6e 64 20 70 72 61 63 74 69 63 61 6c 20 75 73 65 2e 20 20 43 68 61 72 6c 65 73 20 44 61 72 62 79 20 46 75 6c 74 6f 6e 20 4a 72 2e 2c 20 61 20 73 63 69 65 6e 74 69 ┆slow to find practical use. Charles Darby Fulton Jr., a scienti┆ 0x056a…0738 73 74 20 61 74 20 47 65 6e 65 72 61 6c 20 45 6c 65 63 74 72 69 63 20 43 6f 2e 27 73 20 6a 65 74 20 65 6e 67 69 6e 65 20 70 6c 61 6e 74 20 69 6e 20 45 76 65 6e 64 61 6c 65 2c 20 4f 68 69 6f 2c ┆st at General Electric Co.'s jet engine plant in Evendale, Ohio,┆ 0x056a…0738 20 64 65 76 65 6c 6f 70 65 64 20 74 68 65 20 63 75 72 72 65 6e 74 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 72 63 69 61 6c 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 69 6e 20 31 39 36 31 20 61 6e 64 20 73 65 74 20 75 70 20 61 20 73 ┆ developed the current commercial version in 1961 and set up a s┆ 0x056a…0738 6d 61 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6d 70 61 6e 79 20 69 6e 20 68 69 73 20 62 61 73 65 6d 65 6e 74 20 74 6f 20 65 78 70 6c 6f 69 74 20 69 74 2e 20 20 42 75 74 20 73 61 6c 65 73 20 77 65 72 65 20 73 6c 6f 77 ┆mall company in his basement to exploit it. But sales were slow┆ 0x056a…0738 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 69 6e 20 31 39 36 38 20 68 65 20 73 6f 6c 64 20 6f 75 74 20 74 6f 20 4c 65 73 6c 69 65 20 52 2e 20 49 6e 67 6c 69 73 20 61 6e 64 20 4a 6f 73 65 70 68 20 45 2e 20 50 65 74 65 ┆, and in 1968 he sold out to Leslie R. Inglis and Joseph E. Pete┆ 0x056a…0738 72 2c 20 56 6f 72 74 65 63 27 73 20 66 6f 75 6e 64 65 72 73 2e 0d 0d 09 43 6f 6f 6c 20 53 75 69 74 73 2e 20 20 41 20 6d 61 6a 6f 72 20 75 73 65 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d ┆r, Vortec's founders. Cool Suits. A major use for the VORTEX-┆ 0x056a…0738 4c 49 4b 45 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 69 73 ┆LIKE system is┆ 0x0738…0906 (4,) 20 74 6f 20 61 69 72 2d 63 6f 6e 64 69 74 69 6f 6e 20 61 20 77 6f 72 6b 65 72 20 77 68 6f 20 69 73 20 77 65 61 72 69 6e 67 20 61 6e 20 61 69 72 74 69 67 68 74 20 73 61 66 65 6c 79 20 73 75 69 ┆ to air-condition a worker who is wearing an airtight safely sui┆ 0x0738…0906 74 2e 20 20 52 61 79 6d 6f 6e 64 20 52 2e 20 4d 65 73 73 69 63 6b 2c 20 6e 6f 77 20 61 20 73 65 6e 69 6f 72 20 70 72 6f 6a 65 63 74 20 65 6e 67 69 6e 65 65 72 20 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 53 61 76 ┆t. Raymond R. Messick, now a senior project engineer at the Sav┆ 0x0738…0906 61 6e 6e 61 68 20 52 69 76 65 72 20 50 6c 61 6e 74 2c 20 74 68 65 20 61 74 6f 6d 69 63 20 65 6e 65 72 67 79 20 69 6e 73 74 61 6c 6c 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 74 68 61 74 20 45 2e 49 2e 20 64 75 20 50 ┆annah River Plant, the atomic energy installation that E.I. du P┆ 0x0738…0906 6f 6e 74 20 64 65 20 4e 65 6d 6f 75 72 73 20 26 20 43 6f 2e 20 6f 70 65 72 61 74 65 73 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 67 6f 76 65 72 6e 6d 65 6e 74 2c 20 64 65 76 65 6c 6f 70 65 64 20 74 68 65 20 ┆ont de Nemours & Co. operates for the government, developed the ┆ 0x0738…0906 66 69 72 73 74 20 73 75 63 68 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 31 35 20 79 65 61 72 73 20 61 67 6f 2c 20 75 73 69 6e 67 20 46 75 6c 74 6f 6e 27 73 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 2e 20 20 57 6f 72 ┆first such application 15 years ago, using Fulton's system. Wor┆ 0x0738…0906 6b 65 72 73 20 6d 61 6b 69 6e 67 20 72 65 70 61 69 72 73 20 69 6e 20 73 6f 6d 65 20 61 72 65 61 73 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 70 6c 61 6e 74 20 68 61 64 20 74 6f 20 77 65 61 72 20 74 68 65 20 73 ┆kers making repairs in some areas of the plant had to wear the s┆ 0x0738…0906 75 69 74 73 20 74 6f 20 70 72 6f 74 65 63 74 20 74 68 65 6d 73 65 6c 76 65 73 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 68 65 61 74 2c 20 74 6f 78 69 63 20 67 61 73 65 73 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 72 61 64 69 61 74 69 6f 6e ┆uits to protect themselves from heat, toxic gases, and radiation┆ 0x0738…0906 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 77 6f 72 6b 20 69 6e 74 ┆, and work int┆ 0x0906…0ad4 (5,) 65 72 76 61 6c 73 20 68 61 64 20 74 6f 20 62 65 20 73 68 6f 72 74 2e 20 20 4d 65 73 73 69 63 6b 20 74 72 69 65 64 20 70 69 70 69 6e 67 20 61 69 72 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 73 75 69 74 73 20 66 ┆ervals had to be short. Messick tried piping air to the suits f┆ 0x0906…0ad4 72 6f 6d 20 61 20 72 65 6d 6f 74 65 20 61 69 72 2d 63 6f 6e 64 69 74 69 6f 6e 65 72 2e 20 20 22 42 75 74 20 62 79 20 74 68 65 20 74 69 6d 65 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f 6f 6c 65 64 20 61 69 72 20 68 ┆rom a remote air-conditioner. "But by the time the cooled air h┆ 0x0906…0ad4 61 64 20 67 6f 6e 65 20 74 68 72 6f 75 67 68 20 73 65 76 65 72 61 6c 20 68 75 6e 64 72 65 64 20 66 65 65 74 20 6f 66 20 68 6f 73 65 2c 22 20 68 65 20 72 65 63 61 6c 6c 73 2c 20 22 69 74 20 77 ┆ad gone through several hundred feet of hose," he recalls, "it w┆ 0x0906…0ad4 61 73 6e 27 74 20 63 6f 6f 6c 20 61 6e 79 20 6c 6f 6e 67 65 72 2e 22 20 20 54 6f 64 61 79 2c 20 61 20 63 6f 6d 70 72 65 73 73 65 64 20 61 69 72 20 68 6f 73 65 20 66 65 65 64 73 20 61 20 56 4f ┆asn't cool any longer." Today, a compressed air hose feeds a VO┆ 0x0906…0ad4 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 74 68 65 20 73 69 7a 65 20 6f 66 20 61 20 66 6c 61 73 68 6c 69 67 68 74 20 73 74 72 61 70 70 65 64 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 ┆RTEX-LIKE system about the size of a flashlight strapped to the ┆ 0x0906…0ad4 62 61 63 6b 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f 74 65 63 74 69 76 65 20 73 75 69 74 2c 20 61 6c 6c 6f 77 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 77 65 61 72 65 72 20 74 6f 20 77 6f 72 6b 20 69 6e 20 72 65 61 73 ┆back of the protective suit, allowing the wearer to work in reas┆ 0x0906…0ad4 6f 6e 61 62 6c 65 20 63 6f 6d 66 6f 72 74 20 61 6e 64 20 66 6f 72 20 6d 75 63 68 20 6c 6f 6e 67 65 72 20 70 65 72 69 6f 64 73 2e 0d 0d 09 41 20 63 6f 6f 6c 65 64 20 73 75 69 74 20 70 65 72 6d ┆onable comfort and for much longer periods. A cooled suit perm┆ 0x0906…0ad4 69 74 73 20 61 20 77 6f 72 6b 65 72 20 74 ┆its a worker t┆ 0x0ad4…0ca2 (6,) 6f 20 65 6e 74 65 72 20 61 6e 20 6f 70 65 6e 2d 68 65 61 72 74 68 20 66 75 72 6e 61 63 65 20 6f 72 20 61 20 75 74 69 6c 69 74 79 20 62 6f 69 6c 65 72 2c 20 66 6f 72 20 65 78 61 6d 70 6c 65 2c ┆o enter an open-hearth furnace or a utility boiler, for example,┆ 0x0ad4…0ca2 20 62 65 66 6f 72 65 20 69 74 20 68 61 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 6c 65 74 65 6c 79 20 63 6f 6f 6c 65 64 2e 20 20 49 6e 67 6c 69 73 20 73 61 79 73 20 74 68 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c ┆ before it has completely cooled. Inglis says that the VORTEX-L┆ 0x0ad4…0ca2 49 4b 45 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 63 61 6e 20 68 65 6c 70 20 69 6e 20 63 6f 6c 64 20 65 6e 76 69 72 6f 6e 6d 65 6e 74 73 2c 20 74 6f 6f 2e 20 20 54 68 65 20 68 65 61 76 79 20 72 75 62 62 65 72 ┆IKE system can help in cold environments, too. The heavy rubber┆ 0x0ad4…0ca2 20 73 75 69 74 73 20 74 68 61 74 20 77 6f 72 6b 65 72 73 20 77 65 61 72 20 69 6e 20 63 6c 65 61 6e 69 6e 67 20 6f 72 20 69 6e 73 70 65 63 74 69 6e 67 20 61 63 69 64 20 76 61 74 73 20 61 6e 64 ┆ suits that workers wear in cleaning or inspecting acid vats and┆ 0x0ad4…0ca2 20 74 61 6e 6b 20 63 61 72 73 20 61 72 65 20 6e 6f 74 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 63 6f 6f 6c 65 64 20 69 6e 20 73 75 6d 6d 65 72 20 62 75 74 20 77 61 72 6d 65 64 20 69 6e 20 77 69 6e 74 65 72 20 2d 20 ┆ tank cars are not only cooled in summer but warmed in winter - ┆ 0x0ad4…0ca2 73 69 6d 70 6c 79 20 62 79 20 72 65 76 65 72 73 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 27 73 20 63 6f 6e 6e 65 63 74 69 6f 6e 2e 0d 0d 09 47 4d 20 61 70 ┆simply by reversing the VORTEX-LIKE system's connection. GM ap┆ 0x0ad4…0ca2 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 2e 20 20 56 6f 72 74 65 63 20 61 6c 73 6f 20 73 65 6c 6c 73 20 61 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 63 6f 6f 6c 69 6e 67 20 73 79 73 74 65 ┆plication. Vortec also sells a VORTEX-LIKE system cooling syste┆ 0x0ad4…0ca2 6d 20 73 70 65 63 69 66 69 63 61 6c 6c 79 ┆m specifically┆ 0x0ca2…0e70 (7,) 20 64 65 73 69 67 6e 65 64 20 66 6f 72 20 69 6e 64 75 73 74 72 69 61 6c 20 65 71 75 69 70 6d 65 6e 74 2e 20 20 47 65 6e 65 72 61 6c 20 4d 6f 74 6f 72 73 27 20 43 65 6e 74 72 65 61 6c 20 46 6f ┆ designed for industrial equipment. General Motors' Centreal Fo┆ 0x0ca2…0e70 75 6e 64 72 79 20 44 69 76 2e 20 70 6c 61 6e 74 20 69 6e 20 44 65 66 69 61 6e 63 65 2c 20 4f 68 69 6f 2c 20 68 61 73 20 69 6e 73 74 61 6c 6c 65 64 20 61 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 20 6f 66 20 74 68 ┆undry Div. plant in Defiance, Ohio, has installed a number of th┆ 0x0ca2…0e70 65 73 65 20 74 6f 20 70 72 65 76 65 6e 74 20 74 72 69 70 70 69 6e 67 20 6f 66 20 6f 76 65 72 6c 6f 61 64 65 64 20 63 69 72 63 75 69 74 20 62 72 65 61 6b 65 72 73 20 6f 6e 20 68 6f 74 20 64 61 ┆ese to prevent tripping of overloaded circuit breakers on hot da┆ 0x0ca2…0e70 79 73 2e 20 20 41 73 20 61 20 72 65 73 75 6c 74 2c 20 73 61 79 73 20 42 72 69 61 6e 20 53 6d 69 74 68 2c 20 61 20 73 65 6e 69 6f 72 20 65 6c 65 63 74 72 69 63 61 6c 20 65 6e 67 69 6e 65 65 72 ┆ys. As a result, says Brian Smith, a senior electrical engineer┆ 0x0ca2…0e70 20 61 74 20 47 4d 2c 20 22 77 65 20 68 61 76 65 20 68 61 64 20 73 6f 6d 65 20 73 75 62 73 74 61 6e 74 69 61 6c 20 73 61 76 69 6e 67 73 20 69 6e 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 74 69 6f 6e 20 74 69 6d 65 ┆ at GM, "we have had some substantial savings in production time┆ 0x0ca2…0e70 20 61 6e 64 20 6d 6f 6e 65 79 2e 22 0d 0d 09 53 6f 6d 65 20 63 6f 6d 70 61 6e 69 65 73 20 61 6c 73 6f 20 75 73 65 20 74 68 65 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 74 6f ┆ and money." Some companies also use the VORTEX-LIKE system to┆ 0x0ca2…0e70 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 65 20 61 69 72 20 63 6f 6f 6c 61 6e 74 20 66 6f 72 20 6d 61 63 68 69 6e 69 6e 67 20 6f 70 65 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 6f 6e 20 73 75 63 68 20 64 69 66 66 69 63 75 6c 74 20 ┆ produce air coolant for machining operations on such difficult ┆ 0x0ca2…0e70 6d 61 74 65 72 69 61 6c 73 20 61 73 20 73 ┆materials as s┆ 0x0e70…103e (8,) 09 41 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 51 31 20 43 6f 72 70 6f 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 51 31 20 43 6f 72 70 6f 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 51 31 20 43 6f 72 70 6f 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 51 31 20 43 6f 72 70 6f ┆ A VORTEX-LIKEQ1 CorporationQ1 CorporationQ1 CorporationQ1 Corpo┆ 0x0e70…103e 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 65 20 68 61 73 20 6e 6f 20 6d 6f 76 69 6e 67 20 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 ┆ratione has no moving MONROE COMPANYMONROE COMPANYMONROE COMPANY┆ 0x0e70…103e 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 4d 4f 4e 52 4f 45 20 43 4f 4d 50 41 4e 59 6d 74 67 20 70 61 72 74 73 2e 20 20 41 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 ┆MONROE COMPANYMONROE COMPANYMONROE COMPANYmtg parts. A version ┆ 0x0e70…103e 77 65 69 67 68 73 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 36 20 6f 7a 2e 20 61 6e 64 20 66 69 74 73 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 70 61 6c 6d 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 68 61 6e 64 2e 20 20 54 68 65 20 6d 79 73 74 65 72 ┆weighs about 6 oz. and fits in the palm of the hand. The myster┆ 0x0e70…103e 79 20 61 72 69 73 65 73 20 77 68 65 6e 20 61 6e 20 69 6e 6c 65 74 20 61 6c 6f 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 20 74 75 62 65 20 69 73 20 63 6f 6e 6e 65 63 74 65 64 20 74 ┆y arises when an inlet along the VORTEX-LIKE tube is connected t┆ 0x0e70…103e 6f 20 61 20 66 61 63 74 6f 72 79 27 73 20 6e 6f 72 6d 61 6c 20 73 75 70 70 6c 79 20 6f 66 20 31 30 30 2d 70 73 69 20 63 6f 6d 70 72 65 73 73 65 64 51 31 20 43 4f 52 50 4f 52 41 54 49 4f 4e 02 ┆o a factory's normal supply of 100-psi compressedQ1 CORPORATION ┆ 0x0e70…103e 51 31 20 43 4f 52 50 4f 52 41 54 49 4f 4e 02 51 31 20 43 4f 52 50 4f 52 41 54 49 4f 4e 02 51 31 20 43 4f 52 50 4f 52 41 54 49 4f 4e 02 20 61 69 72 2e 20 20 4f 75 74 20 6f 66 20 6f 6e 65 20 65 ┆Q1 CORPORATION Q1 CORPORATION Q1 CORPORATION air. Out of one e┆ 0x0e70…103e 6e 64 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 73 79 73 74 ┆nd of the syst┆ 0x103e…120c (9,) 65 6d 20 63 6f 6d 65 73 20 77 61 72 6d 20 61 69 72 3b 20 20 6f 75 74 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 6f 74 68 65 72 2c 20 76 65 72 79 20 63 6f 6c 64 20 61 69 72 20 2d 20 61 73 20 63 6f 6c 64 20 61 73 ┆em comes warm air; out of the other, very cold air - as cold as┆ 0x103e…120c 20 2d 31 30 30 43 2e 20 20 49 6e 20 69 74 73 20 63 6f 6f 6c 69 6e 67 20 63 61 70 61 63 69 74 79 2c 20 74 68 65 20 6c 69 74 74 6c 65 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 ┆ -100C. In its cooling capacity, the little VORTEX-LIKE system ┆ 0x103e…120c 69 73 20 74 68 65 20 65 71 75 69 76 61 6c 65 6e 74 20 6f 66 20 61 6e 20 61 69 72 2d 63 6f 6e 64 69 74 69 6f 6e 65 72 20 72 61 74 65 64 20 61 74 20 31 2f 36 20 74 6f 6e 2c 20 6f 72 20 32 2c 30 ┆is the equivalent of an air-conditioner rated at 1/6 ton, or 2,0┆ 0x103e…120c 30 30 20 42 74 75 73 20 70 65 72 20 68 6f 75 72 2e 0d 0d 09 54 68 65 20 6d 79 73 74 65 72 69 6f 75 73 20 56 4f 52 54 45 58 2d 4c 49 4b 45 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 68 61 73 20 69 6e 74 72 69 67 ┆00 Btus per hour. The mysterious VORTEX-LIKE system has intrig┆ 0x103e…120c 75 65 64 20 70 68 79 73 69 63 69 73 74 73 20 66 6f 72 20 61 20 68 61 6c 66 20 63 65 6e 74 75 72 79 2e 20 20 42 75 74 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 72 65 63 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 68 61 76 65 20 65 6e 67 69 6e ┆ued physicists for a half century. But only recently have engin┆ 0x103e…120c 65 65 72 73 20 61 6e 64 20 65 6e 74 72 65 70 72 65 6e 65 75 72 73 20 63 6f 6d 62 69 6e 65 64 20 74 6f 20 74 75 72 6e 20 69 74 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 61 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 72 63 69 61 6c 6c 79 20 73 ┆eers and entrepreneurs combined to turn it into a commercially s┆ 0x103e…120c 75 63 63 65 73 73 66 75 6c 20 69 6e 64 75 73 74 72 69 61 6c 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 74 2e 20 20 74 69 6e 79 20 56 6f 72 74 65 63 20 43 6f 72 70 2e 2c 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f 6c 65 20 55 2e 53 2e 20 ┆uccessful industrial product. tiny Vortec Corp., the sole U.S. ┆ 0x103e…120c 6d 61 6e 75 66 61 63 74 75 72 65 72 20 6f ┆manufacturer o┆