Vortex water cooler

Claim 1

IN A RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE INCLUDING A BRAKING SYSTEM, A CONTROL AIR SYSTEM, AND AN AIR COMPRESSOR FOR SUPPLYING AIR TO OPERATE SAID BRAKING SYSTEM AND CONTROL AIR SYSTEM, THE COMBINATION WITH SAID LOCOMOTIVE OF A WATER COOLING APPARATUS COMPRISING A WATER TANK; A COLD AIR CONDUCTING COIL SURROUNDING SAID TANK FOR COOLING THE WATER; A VORTEX ASSEMBLY CONNECTED TO SAID COIL FOR SUPPLYING COLD AIR, SAID VORTEX ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TUBE, AIR INLET MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TUBE FOR INTRODUCING AIR INTO SAID TUBE AND CREATING A HIGH SPEED VORTEX, SAID VORTEX BEING CHARACTERIZED BY AN AXIALLY MOVING SHELL OF RELATIVELY HOT AIR AND A CORE OF RELATIVELY COLDER AIR, VALVE MEANS FOR RELEASING HOT AIR FROM SAID TUBE, AND COLD AIR ESCAPE MEANS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID COIL; MEANS CONNECTING SAID AIR COMPRESSOR TO SAID AIR INLET MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AIR TO SAID VORTEX ASSEMBLY, SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING A HEAT EXCHANGER CONNECTED TO THE EXHAUST END OF SAID COIL FOR COOLING THE AIR FROM SAID COMPRESSOR BEFORE ENTERING SAID VORTEX ASSEMBLY; AND AN EXHAUST LINE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID HEAT EXCHANGER AND A PORTION OF SAID VORTEX ASSEMBLY SURROUNDING SAID TUBE FOR ALLOWING THE EXHAUST AIR TO COOL SAID TUBE.