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Tube Furnace
The Lab Tube Furnace is an electric device used for synthesizing and purifying inorganic and organic compounds. It has a cylindrical cavity surrounded by heating coils in a thermally insulating matrix.
Temperature is monitored and regulated with a thermocouple and digital controller. Some models have multiple heating zones and an RS-232 interface for programming specific functions.
With heating elements made of materials like MoSi2, these furnaces can work up to 1800 °C, allowing for advanced applications. Tube materials vary based on reactant corrosiveness and can include alumina, Pyrex, fused quartz, molybdenum, or tungsten.
We have the best tube furnace solutions for all your laboratory needs. Our extensive portfolio offers a range of standard solutions to meet your requirements. Whether you need a single or multi-zone, horizontal/vertical, split & rotating model, or continuous/batch rotary tube furnace, we have got you covered. Our bespoke design service allows us to meet almost any customer requirement.
Using a tube furnace instead of a chamber furnace offers several advantages, such as being more appropriate for handling smaller samples due to its smaller volume capacity and faster heat-up rates. Work tubes that are sealed provide protection to the furnace's construction from contaminants, while also simplifying the maintenance of a modified atmosphere around the samples.
Applications of Tube Furnace
Heating metal or technical ceramic samples in an inert atmosphere.
Processing materials at high temperatures up to 1800°C.
Ramp up through a temperature profile.
Uniform temperature control.
Heat treatment of materials.
Sintering of ceramics and metals.
Annealing of glass and metals.
Production of carbon nanotubes and graphene.
Research and development in materials science.
Synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds.
Chemical reactions at high temperature.
Drying and curing of coatings and adhesives.
Pyrolysis of materials.
High-temperature crystallization.
Quality control of materials production.
Advantages of KINTEK Tube Furnace
Easy to control temperature, with remote control and fine adjustment capabilities.
Fast heating and good operation performance.
No pollution to the environment.
Mature technology with a simple furnace structure, low power consumption, and high thermal efficiency.
Easy to operate with continuous production.
Most of the cracked gas and flue gas can be recovered.
The scope of application of raw materials is gradually expanding with the progress of cracking technology. Multiple furnaces can be combined for large-scale production.
Energy-saving ceramic fiber material and double shell structure with a high speed of rising and cooling, and evenly distributed inner cavity temperature.
High-quality heating element with a long service life.
Our Tube Furnace is an excellent choice for laboratory researchers due to its affordable price and complete customisation service. Our product line provides standard solutions to fit your needs, and for more unique applications, our custom design service can cater to your specific requirements.
FAQ
What Is A Tube Furnace?
Laboratory tube furnace is one classic external heating high temperature tube furnace, also named hot wall heating furnace.
According to the different working temperature, furnace tube material usually can be transparent quartz tubes, high purity alumina ceramic tubes and high strength metal alloy tubes.
To meet different thermal researching purposes, tube furnace can be designed with multi heating zones, so as to have a flexible control of temperature gradient in the tube working chamber; furnace tube can work with a controlled atmosphere working environment or a high vacuum working environment.
What Is CVD Furnace?
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a technology that uses various energy sources such as heating, plasma excitation or light radiation to chemically react gaseous or vapor chemical substances on the gas phase or gas-solid interface to form solid deposits in the reactor by means of chemical reaction.To put it simply, two or more gaseous raw materials are introduced into a reaction chamber, and then they react with each other to form a new material and deposit it on the substrate surface.
CVD furnace is one combined furnace system with high temperature tube furnace unit,gases control unit, and vacuum unit, it is widely used for experiment and production of composite material preparation, microelectronics process, semiconductor optoelectronic, solar energy utilization, optical fiber communication, superconductor technology, protective coating field.
How Does A Tube Furnace Work?
Tube furnace heating elements are placed surrounding the cylindrical cavity, furnace can only heat the samples in the cylindrical cavity through indirect thermal radiation, since furnace tube can prevent sample material from contacting with furnace heating elements and insulation materials, so tube furnace creates a clean isolated heat chamber and reduce risks of the sample material contaminating by the furnace.
What Is A Rotary Tube Furnace?
A rotary tube furnace is a circular furnace that rotates during heat-treatment. It is designed to heat loose materials for physiochemical processing and is used for continuous materials processing. These furnaces feature a metal drum lined with refractory, which is mounted at an angle and can burn pulverized, solid, gaseous or liquid fuel into its working section. Rotary tube furnaces have a wide range of applications, including the manufacturing of materials such as alumina, vermiculite, iron ore pellets and cement clinker, as well as for oxidation and calcination processes.
How Does CVD Furnace Work?
CVD furnace system consists of high temperature tube furnace unit, reacting gas source precise control unit, vacuum pump station and corresponding assembling parts.
Vacuum pump is to remove the air from the reacting tube,and make sure there is no unwanted gases inside the reaction tube, after that the tube furnace will heat the reaction tube to a target temperature, then reacting gas source precise control unit can introduce different gases with a set ratio into the furnace tube for the chemical reaction, the chemical vapor deposition will be formed in the CVD furnace.
What Is The Application For Tube Furnace?
Tubular furnace is mainly used in metallurgy, glass, heat treatment, lithium anode and cathode materials, new energy, abrasives and other industries, and is a professional equipment for measuring materials under certain temperature conditions.
Tube furnace features simple structure, easy operation, easy control and continuous production.
Tube furnace is also widely applied in the CVD (chemical vapor deposition) and plasma enhanced CVD systems.
How Does A Rotary Tube Furnace Work?
A rotary tube furnace is a circular furnace that rotates during heat-treatment. It burns fuel and the heating gases created flow towards the sample. The furnace features a metal drum lined with refractory, mounted at an angle. Loose materials are heated for physiochemical processing and the heat is transferred from a heat source to a rotating tube which holds the sample. Rotary tube furnaces are designed for continuous materials processing and have multiple thermal control zones. They have a wide range of applications, including the manufacture of alumina, vermiculite, iron ore pellets, and cement clinker.
Which Gas Is Used In CVD Process?
There are tremendous gas sources can be used in the CVD process, the common chemical reactions of CVD includes Pyrolysis, photolysis, reduction, oxidation, redox,so the gases involved in these chemical reactions can be used in the CVD process.
We take CVD Graphene growth for an example, the gases used in the CVD process will be CH4,H2,O2 and N2.
How Many Different Types Tube Furnace?
Tube furnace can work with different mechanical functions smoothly, so there are many different types tube furnace variations for different experiment purposes, typical furnace furnaces are as below:
Horizontal tube furnace
Vertical tube furnace
Split tube furnace
Rotary tube furnace
Tilting tube furnace
Sliding tube furnace
Fast heating and cooling tube furnace
Continuous feeding and discharging tube furnace
What Are The Advantages Of A Rotary Tube Furnace?
The advantages of a rotary tube furnace include improved gas diffusion, reduced gas consumption, increased heat treatment efficiency, and improved product homogeneity. These furnaces provide an efficient way to transfer heat over a short time and continuously run batches of materials. Rotary tube furnaces can be custom designed for specific requirements, including temperature control, workspace size, residence time, tube rotation rate, and atmosphere flow rate. When choosing a tube for a rotary tube furnace, key points to consider include rotational speed, amount of material, tube diameter, suspended length, and tube thickness.
What Is The Function Of Rotary Tube Furnace?
The function of a rotary tube furnace is to heat loose materials for physiochemical processing. The furnace features a rotating tube that holds the sample and applies heat in multiple thermal control zones. Heating gases created by burning fuel flow towards the sample through the furnace. Rotary tube furnaces are used for manufacturing materials such as alumina, vermiculite, iron ore pellets, and cement clinker, as well as for oxidation and calcination processes. These furnaces can be made of ceramic, quartz, or high-temperature alloy and can be built with a wide temperature range for various applications.
What Is The Advantage Of CVD System?
Wide range of films can be produced, metal film, nonmetal film and multi-component alloy film as required. At the same time, it can prepare high-quality crystals that are difficult to obtain by other methods, such as GaN, BP, etc.
The film forming speed is fast, usually several microns per minute or even hundreds of microns per minute. It is possible to simultaneously deposit large quantities of coatings with uniform composition, which is incomparable to other film preparation methods, such as liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).
The working conditions are carried out under normal pressure or low vacuum conditions, so the coating has good diffraction, and the workpieces with complex shapes can be uniformly coated, which is much superior to PVD.
Due to the mutual diffusion of reaction gas, reaction product and substrate, a coating with good adhesion strength can be obtained, which is crucial for preparing surface strengthened films such as wear-resistant and anti-corrosion films.
Some films grow at a temperature far lower than the melting point of the film material. Under the condition of low temperature growth, the reaction gas and reactor wall and impurities contained in them almost do not react, so a film with high purity and good crystallinity can be obtained.
Chemical vapor deposition can obtain a smooth deposition surface. This is because compared with LPE, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is carried out under high saturation, with high nucleation rate, high nucleation density, and uniform distribution on the whole plane, resulting in a macroscopic smooth surface. At the same time, in chemical vapor deposition, the average free path of molecules (atoms) is much larger than LPE, so the spatial distribution of molecules is more uniform, which is conducive to the formation of a smooth deposition surface.
Low radiation damage, which is a necessary condition for manufacturing metal oxide semiconductors (MOS) and other devices
What Are The Advantages Of Using A Tube Furnace?
Tube furnaces offer several advantages for high-temperature applications. Firstly, they provide precise and uniform temperature control, allowing for accurate and repeatable heating processes. This is crucial for materials research and heat treatment applications where temperature consistency is essential. Secondly, tube furnaces have a compact design, making them suitable for use in limited laboratory or industrial spaces. They are also versatile and can accommodate a wide range of sample sizes and shapes. Additionally, tube furnaces are energy-efficient, as they typically have good insulation and can reach high temperatures quickly. Some models also offer programmable temperature profiles, allowing for automated heating and cooling cycles. Overall, tube furnaces enable efficient and controlled high-temperature processes in various scientific and industrial fields.
What Are The Advantages Of Rotary Tube Furnace?
Rotary tube furnaces offer efficient heat transfer over a short period, continuously processing batches of material while minimizing material handling. The furnace's continuous movement exposes the entire sample surface to the atmosphere, improving gas diffusion and reducing gas consumption to increase heat treatment efficiency.
What Does PECVD Stand For?
PECVD is a technology that uses plasma to activate reaction gas, promote chemical reaction on the surface of substrate or near surface space, and generate solid film. The basic principle of plasma chemical vapor deposition technology is that under the action of RF or DC electric field, the source gas is ionized to form a plasma, the low-temperature plasma is used as the energy source, an appropriate amount of reaction gas is introduced, and the plasma discharge is used to activate the reaction gas and realize chemical vapor deposition.
According to the method of generating plasma, it can be divided into RF plasma, DC plasma and microwave plasma CVD, etc...
What Safety Precautions Should Be Taken When Using A Tube Furnace?
When using a tube furnace, it is important to follow safety precautions to prevent accidents and ensure operator and sample safety. Firstly, proper training should be provided to personnel operating the furnace to ensure they understand its operation, safety features, and emergency procedures. Secondly, appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), such as heat-resistant gloves, goggles, and lab coats, should be worn to protect against burns and potential hazards. Thirdly, it is crucial to properly load the sample or material inside the furnace, ensuring it is securely positioned and does not obstruct airflow. Adequate ventilation should be provided to remove any potential gases or fumes generated during heating. It is also important to regularly inspect and maintain the furnace, including checking the heating elements and electrical connections, to ensure safe and reliable operation.
What Is The Difference Between CVD And PECVD?
The difference between PECVD and traditional CVD technology is that the plasma contains a large number of high-energy electrons, which can provide the activation energy required in the chemical vapor deposition process, thus changing the energy supply mode of the reaction system. Since the electron temperature in the plasma is as high as 10000K, the collision between electrons and gas molecules can promote the chemical bond breaking and recombination of the reaction gas molecules to generate more active chemical groups, while the whole reaction system maintains a lower temperature.
So compared to the CVD process, PECVD can carry out the same chemical vapor deposition process with a lower temperature.
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