components this embodiment of vortex machine is fitted with a muffler at the inlet end of the vortex machine there may be one or more intake pipes 111 and 113 connected to pipes 112 and 114 that are tangentially connected to the main pipe 117 baffles 115 116 and 118 are installed to muffle the high pitch noise from the vortex machine but do not impede the rotating motion of the air 135 as it enters the flared inlet 10 of the vortex machine in this embodiment the baffles are alternate rings or annular plates and discs baffles 134 may also be helical to further enhance the rotation of the air as it enters the flared inlet 10 the noise at the discharge end of the main fan will be muffled by the separation equipment not shown the whole unit comprising the muffler and vortex machine may be vertical or horizontal the use of this invention is expected increase the capacity of the vortex machine by intensifying the vortexian forces through modifying the mechanical configuration of the apparatus and introducing microwave energy into the vortex machine 0041 fig2 shows one embodiment of this invention the vortexian forces in prior art devices reduce in intensity as the distance increases from the main fan this is corrected in this invention by installing a fan 13 in a housing 12 at the inlet of the vortex tube rotating in the same direction as the main fan 25 in some applications the inlet fan may be rotating in the opposite direction as the main fan this inlet fan housing 12 is reduced in diameter in the section 14 to the same diameter as the vortex.