[labnetwork] Is Nitrogen Generator a Viable Option

[John Boyle]

I have used OnSite N2 generators and they have performed well and reliably.
I agree with Joe's comments below. If you need >99.9995% you can add a
purifier.

 

 

John Boyle

John Boyle Consulting, LLC

4848 Canterbury Drive

Emmaus, PA 18049

484-432-7596 Cell

610-965-3208 Office

 

 

 

From: labnetwork [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of
Maduzia, Joseph Walter
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2022 1:56 PM
To: Harlan, Richard D; labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Is Nitrogen Generator a Viable Option

 

Hello Richard,

 

At MNMS Cleanroom in MechSE at UIUC, we used www.onsitegas.com to purchase a
99.9995% n2 Gen. They were cheaper for a better purity and flow rate than
Parker. It's overkill for most of our N2 needs, but it's cheaper to supply
99.9995% to everything than to have both low and high purity N2 lines
running around the facility. OnSiteGas sales team was great. We did have one
issue during install. We used a SS flex hose to supply compressed air to the
N2 Gen. This caused the system to "ring" every time it generated N2. I
recommend using the really simple rubber hose onsitegas provides to connect
from CDA to N2Gen to minimize vibration and resulting noise. 

 

The maintenance is super simple. Just a few compressed air filters on a
regular schedule. Approx $500 a year. As long as the N2Gen has compressed
air, it pumps out nitrogen. 

 

This was our sales rep. I'm not sure if he's still there. 

Michael Montesi

Sales Manager-Commercial Products

On Site Gas Systems, Inc.

35 Budney Rd.

Newington, CT 06111

Phone: 860-667-8888 Ext: 230

http://www.onsitegas.com/


Thank You,

JOE MADUZIA
Senior Research Engineer, Grainger College of Engineering, MechSE, Univ of
IL

Lab Manager, ResearchPark & EnterpriseWorks, Univ of IL

2239 LuMEB | (P) 217.244.6302

 <https://cleanroom.mechse.illinois.edu/>
https://cleanroom.mechse.illinois.edu/ |
<http://researchpark.illinois.edu/> researchpark.illinois.edu

 

 

 

From: labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Harlan,
Richard D
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 3:49 PM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [labnetwork] Is Nitrogen Generator a Viable Option

 

Greetings to All,

I am writing because we are being challenged, like everyone, to reduce our
cost for research. We are considering other options for our Nitrogen gas
source including a Nitrogen generator due to the recent cost increase of
LN2. We are currently using a 2-tank system which supplies both the liquid
and gaseous nitrogen to our facility.

We are averaging 80 to 90 SCFM of utility nitrogen and 6 -7 SCFM of High
Purity Nitrogen. We would continue to maintain our liquid nitrogen supply.

 

Please provide your positive and negative experiences with Nitrogen
generators as well as the manufacturer of the unit. All comments/suggestions
are welcomed.  Thanks in advance for your input.

 

 

Best Regards,

Rich Harlan

Research Engineering

Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2287C

Office: 765.494.6697 | Email: rharlan at purdue.edu



 

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