Thoughtventions Research

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. Then we find solutions to your experimental problems.

Thoughtventions Research Services

Multidisciplinary Applied Physical Sciences

Expertise

Facilities and Equipment

Consulting

R & D Technical Areas and Qualifications

Custom Instruments, Testing, and Equipment

Research and Development Services

Testing Services

Heat Treating Services

Past Research

Past Research Projects

• Acoustically Enhanced Droplet Heat Exchangers
• An Optimized Semi-Flush Flasher
• A Novel Binder For Reactive Metal Injection Molding
• Auxiliary Optical Heating For Crystal Growth
• Extreme Environment Ceramic-To-Metal Seal
• Efficient CO₂ Gas Capture and Solution
• High Efficiency Solar Furnace Core
• High Temperature Fiberoptic Thermal Imaging System>
• High Temperature Sapphire Fiber Cladding
• High Temperature Sapphire Fiber Optic Imaging
• High Temperature Transparent Furnace
• High Power Sapphire Microwave Windows
• In-Flight Imaging Systems For Hypervelocity and Re-Entry Vehicles
• Low Mass, Low Power, Low Cost Space Furnace
• Prototype Cryogenic Solid Hydrogen Storage and Pellet Injection System
• Solid Hydrogen Fueling of an Air Breathing Supersonic Combustor
• UAV Droplet Heat Exchangers

Ongoing Research

Research Projects

Thoughtventions Facilities

Facilities

Equipment

Furnaces

Unique Furnaces

Low Power High Pressure High Temperature Research Furnaces

Temperatures up to 1800°C (so far)

Pressures up to 3000psi

Air, inert, reducing gases or vacuum

Transparent Furnaces - up to 1200°C

Quench Research Furnaces

• Oil Quench Furnaces
• Air Quench Furnaces ≤1200°C
• Water Quench from 1800°C - Video!

Imaging Research Furnaces

• 1000°C Imaging Furnaces
• 1400°C Imaging Furnaces

Special Purpose Research Furnaces

• Vacuum Pedestal Furnaces ≤1500°C
• Airlock Furnaces
• Shaker Furnaces
• Double Shell Incineration Furnaces
• Silicon Carbide Chemical Vapor Deposition Furnace
• High Magnetic Field Annealing Furnace

Rapid Heating Research Furnaces

• Fast Furnaces ≤1500°C
• High Heating Rate Optical Furnaces

Furnaces

High Temperature Research Furnaces

High Temperature Vacuum/Inert Gas/Air Furnaces ≤2000°C

Vacuum Research Furnaces

High Temperature Graphite Furnaces

Ancillary Equipment

• Furnace Temperature Controllers
• Vacuum and Gas Systems
• High Temperature Sealing Systems

Custom Research Furnaces

Whatever you want.

List of Past Furnace Products

You Should Know This About Furnaces

Ask us about extending the parameters of these systems.

Lower prices than other companies' standard furnaces!

Other Research Products

Optical Systems - Optical Cells, Optical Access, Windows, Illumination

Sapphire Window Systems

Viewports

• High Temperature/High Pressure Viewports
• High Temperature Viewports
• Vacuum Viewports
• KF50 Sapphire Vacuum Viewports $130
• Extreme Temperature Pressurized Viewport

Cells

• High Pressure/Moderate Temperature Cells
• Fluid Visualization Cells

Windows

• Sapphire Windows
• Quartz Windows
• Gold Coated Windows
• IR Windows

Fiber Optics

• Fiber Optics
• Metal Clad Fiber Optics

Endoscopes

Endoscopes

Furnace Viewing Systems

Furnace Windows and Illumination

Gold Coated Tubes

List of Optical Products Completed

Other Products

• High Temperature Sapphire/Alumina Bond/Seal
• Low Speed Ampoule Translator
• Gold Coating Services
• Vacuum Products
• Optical Systems
• Flow and Vacuum Systems
• Heat Transfer Systems
• Gas Cooled Probe Protectors
• Inset Flasher for Runway Approach Lighting
• Sapphire Cylinder Transparent IC Engine
• Fast Gas Injector for Tokamak Fueling

RESEARCH FURNACES we have completed.

VACUUM SYSTEMS we have completed.

VIEWING SYSTEMS we have completed.

Other Products & Services completed.

COMMERCIAL RESEARCH PROJECTS completed.

Our CUSTOMER LIST.

Thoughtventions Products Under Development

Particle Heat Exchangers

>2000°C Vacuum Inert Furnace

>1800°C Air Furnaces

Thoughtventions Editorials

Chemical Propulsion Research

The Development of Space

Where are the Failures?

These editorials represent only the opinions of Thoughtventions.

Thoughtventions White Papers

Cryostabilized Propellants