Thoughtventions Unlimited LLC
40 Nutmeg Lane
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Tel: (860) 657-9014
Email: thought@tvu.com
...........Established 1993
What we do:
LABORATORY FURNACES: We specialize in custom research laboratory furnace systems of all types at low cost - High Temperatures (2400°C), High Pressures (150 atm), Transparent/Optical Access, Gas and Vacuum Atmospheres, Fast Heating, and other types.
Past Furnace Products You Should Know This About Furnaces
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:Applied Physical Sciences Research and Development
VIEWPORTS: Sapphire systems and High Temperature and Pressure Viewports
TvU Products
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Furnaces
If you need a standard furnace, look elsewhere.
If you really need to know what you are doing - CONTACT US! e-mail: thought@tvu.com
High Temperature Furnaces
| High Temperature Vacuum/Inert Gas Laboratory Furnace Why Unique? |
Small vacuum high temperature lab furnace.
Over 2000°C From $10000 |
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| High Temperature Air Laboratory Furnace Why Unique? |
Small air high temperature furnace. up to 2400°C From $10000 |
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| High Temperature Mini Laboratory Furnace Why Unique? |
Very small vacuum high temperature furnace. Over 2000°C From $4000 |
Transparent Furnaces
| Fully Transparent Laboratory Furnace Why Unique? |
Uncoated fully visible quartz tube lab furnace. 700°C From $10000 |
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| 1200°C Transparent Laboratory Furnace Why Unique? |
Gold-coated quartz tube laboratory furnace. 1200°C From $15000 |
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| Multizone Transparent Laboratory Furnace Why Unique? |
Gold-coated multizone quartz tube lab furnace. 1200°C From $19000 |
Vacuum Furnaces
| Multizone Vacuum Tube Furnace Why Unique? |
Inexpensive Vacuum Furnace. Over 1000°C From $9000 |
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| 1600°C Vacuum Tube Furnace Why Unique? |
Vacuum Tube Furnace 1600°C From $10000 |
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| Getter Furnace Why Unique? |
Furnace designed to pump specific gases in a high vacuum environment |
Rapid Heating Furnaces
| Fast Furnace Why Unique? |
Fast heat/cool tube lab vacuum furnace with sample insertion. 1500°C From $9500 |
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| High Heating Rate Furnace Why Unique? |
Controlled, high heating rate furnace. E-mail for price. |
High Pressure Furnaces
| HPHT Furnace Why Unique? |
High pressure, High Temperature, 2500 psi, 170 atm, 1900°C. From $40000 |
Ancillary Equipment
| Furnace Temperature Controllers | Temperature feedback controllers for laboratory furnaces. From $1250 |
| Vacuum and Gas Systems | We also supply used or new vacuum systems and gas controls. Quote on request. |
Special Purpose Furnaces
| Heat a sample to 1500 C for inspection | Vacuum Pedestal Laboratory Furnace | Small platform heated to 1500°C in vacuum. |
| Silicon Refining in 2-Zone Furnace | 2-Zone 1600°C Furnace | Furnace used to remelt, resolidify, and refine silicon in inert gas. |
| Vibration Testing up to 1000°C in controlled atm. | Shaker Furnace | Furnace for vibration testing at high temperatures and different gases. |
| Radioactive Carbon Burning Furnace | Double Shell Incineration Furnace | Furnace built to safely burn/dispose of radioactive carbon flakes (Fusion). |
| Rapid oil quenching of samples from 1800°C | Oil Quench Furnace | High temperature furnace for high speed oil quenching of samples. |
| Rapid air quenching of samples from 1200°C | Air Quench Furnace | Inexpensive furnace for air quenching samples from 1200°C. |
| Microscopic Imaging of Heated Samples to 1000°C | 1000°C Imaging Furnace | Small samples can be inspected with a microscope while heated 1000°C. |
| Microscopic Imaging of Heated Samples to 1400°C | 1400°C Imaging Furnace | Small samples can be inspected with a microscope while heated 1400°C. |
Viewports/Optical Cells
| High Temperature/High Pressure Viewports | Sapphire viewports for high pressures and temperatures up to 700°C |
| High Temperature/Vacuum Viewports | Sapphire viewports for high temperatures in vacuum up to 700°C |
| High Pressure/Moderate Temperature Cells | Opposing sapphire windows in a small fixture rated for 300 atm and 500°C. |
Thoughtventions' Consulting / Research & Development Services
Custom Physical Sciences Instruments and Equipment
Honest(!) evaluation of technology programs, science, state of the art, equipment, technology value.
We will work with you to find out the right questions to ask and solutions to your problems.
Research and Development Services
Research and Development Technical Areas and Qualifications
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TvU Research Papers - Complete technical papers in html
- Acoustic Agglomeration of Coal Ash
- Auxiliary Heating for Crystal Growth
- Binder for Titanium Injection Molding (Proprietary)
- C60 Diamond Sintering
- Combustion Completion in a Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Four-Stroke Engine
- Cryogenic Van der Waals Compounds
- Flame Imaging Studies of Cycle-by-Cycle Combustion Variation in a SI Four-Stroke Engine
- Engineering Properties of Solid Hydrogen
- Fast Gas Injector for Tokamak Fueling
- Fiber Optic Slip Ring
- Fourier Transform Infrared Hadamard Tomography of Sooting Flames
- High Altitude UAV Droplet Heat Exchanger
- High Temperature Fiber Optic Imaging
- High Temperature Transparent Furnace
- Infrared Monitoring of Combustion
- Inset Flasher for Runway Approach Lighting
- Low Loss Sapphire Microwave Windows
- Low Power Space Furnace
- Microgravity Fluid Particle Reactor
- Next Generation Transparent Furnace
- Elevated Temperature Oxygen Index Apparatus and Measurements
- Sapphire Cylinder Transparent IC Engine
- Shear Strength of Solid Oxygen
- Solid Hydrogen Scramjet Fueling
- Turbulent Mixing Visualization (Complete image data available on request)
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| EnvirOptics | Optical Windows Electrical Feed Through / Terminals Vision Analysis Systems |
Specialties: Sapphire windows, borescope endoscope vision systems, sapphire brazing |
| EnviroCam | Video Systems for Access to Harsh Environments |