[labnetwork] Flash Drip Oxidation

[Albert William (Bill) Flounders]

Tony,
We have used a flash drip oxidation system from Tystar
for 3 generations of equipment (100mm, 150mm, 200mm)
over 30 years. It has worked flawlessly. I encourage you to
reach out to them off network.

Bill Flounders
UC Berkeley

On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 9:04 AM Tony L Olsen <tony.olsen at utah.edu> wrote:

> My facility is not equipped to support Hydrogen, so when we ordered our
> oxidation furnaces, we had to defer to alternate methods for steam
> generation.  At the end, our furnace vendor provided a flash drip system.
> Unfortunately, it was an absolutely pathetic system.  Even after it was
> packed with insulation, water pooled in the drip chamber and eventually
> splashed into the neck of the furnace tube.  It was soon replaced with a
> bubbler – which is only marginally better.  I’ve tolerated the bubbler for
> a few years now and I’d like to revisit the flash drip approach.  I know
> there are very good systems and, obviously, very bad ones, too.
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> I’d love to hear from folks that have a decent, simple, minimal cost flash
> drip system.  How is it configured?  How effective?  etc.  I have a few
> ideas on what I would like to try, but I’d appreciate some input from
> anyone that may be using this approach for wet oxidation.
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> Thanks,
>
> tonyO
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> Tony Olsen
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> Nanofab Cleanroom Supervisor/Process Engineer
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> University of Utah
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> 36 S Wasatch Drive, Suite 2500
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