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Ultrasonic vaporization

01/10/2008 4:19 AM

I'm trying to fabricate a tank to test the efficiency of an ultrasonic vaporization system. The manufacturer's representative said that the transducers' circuit boards must be mounted onto a heat sink that in turn must be connected to a water-filled metal tank to absorb the heat, otherwise the transducers cannot work. The transducer faces should also be in direct contact with the water for the ultrasound to vaporize the water.

My project engineer suggested the use of a stainless steel tank. I agreed with his idea, but this posed a problem for me. I can use a copper strip as a heat sink and solder it to the tank, but this means that the water within it will get quite hot. Obviously I have to use some sort of sealant to prevent leakage, but what sort of sealant can I use that can withstand the temperature?

According to the transducer manufacturer's rep, the heat generated when the transducer is used can be hot enough to melt the circuit board, and I need to keep 16 such boards cool. I think the temperature produced by each board can be as high as 90 to 100oC, which means that the water may get as hot as 70 to 80oC. Can ordinary silicone sealant resist this temperature for more than 1 hour? If not, then can anyone recommend me a more suitable type of sealant instead?

Thanks for your help everyone.

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Re: Ultrasonic vaporization

01/10/2008 1:12 PM

DVader1000:

I do not know what you mean by "ordinary silicone sealant"...

However, you can obtain high temperature silicone sealant from numerous manufacturers, including locktite, 3M, permatex & Dow, to name a few.

I've used high temp RTV silicone rated for temps exceeding 600 degrees (F).

Here is info from Dow Corning regarding service life of silicone rubber at high temps:

(http://www.dowcorning.com/content/rubber/rubberprop/thermal_high.asp)

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Continuous operating temperature vs. service life*

Temperature, °C (°F) / Service Life, hours

150°C (302°F) / 15,000

200°C (392°F) / 7,500

250°C (482°F) / 2,000

316°C (602°F) / 22 to 100

370°C (698°F) / ¼ to ½

* Length of time for a Silastic silicone rubber with an original elongation of 300% to reach 50% elongation

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Just my $0.02...

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Re: Ultrasonic vaporization

01/10/2008 7:37 PM

Okay, great. thanks. That's what I needed to know.

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Re: Ultrasonic vaporization

01/11/2008 3:58 AM

As a company we use silicone sealent on drying equipment that runs at 100 Deg C for 8 to 10 hours. We use a company in Stafford, England. Evode manufactures it. They are also very useful as far as applications such as this. They will help out

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andy@cds-concrete.com

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01/11/2008 4:58 AM

Okay, thanks.

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01/11/2008 9:41 AM

There is a new silicone, RTV 27 I believe, that might just do the job.

Good luck.

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01/15/2008 2:00 AM

Thanks for the info, man.

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Re: Ultrasonic vaporization

01/15/2008 7:10 PM

I hope this will help. why dont you just weld stainless steel tabs on the insde of the tank. surely you tranducers have mounting tabs?? I feel that the silicone will vibrate and leak. I think that high temp silicone will take the heat . but not the vibration. also aluminum would disipate the heat faster than copper.

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01/15/2008 7:40 PM

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't think it will be applicable in this case. Welding the tabs will not only burn the rubber gaskets on the transducers, it will also make it almost impossible for me to replace a defective transducer.

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