University Research Lab
To function in universities, laboratories, research, and development labs, these industries require a laboratory-grade air compressor. Laboratory grade air compressors provide dry, clean, and contaminated free air, allowing the different labs to maintain a pristine environment. Since many of these locations facilitate sensitive work, it is important that these compressors are also silent and vibration free.
The industry uses laboratory-grade air compressors to cover a wide range of applications, some of which include:
- Chromatography: This application makes it possible to separate the volatile components of a very small sample and determine the amount of each component. Compressed air from a compressor can affect analytical results, removing water and contaminant particles. In the material research industry, there are three different materials that use this technique: gas, high-performance liquid, and ION.
- Optical Tables: The tables in research labs use height-controlled air valves to regulate the pressure, include the air isolates in order to main the tabletop in a level position.
- Helium Recovery: With helium becoming increasingly expensive, compressors can become a new system to help ensure a reliable supply of the element. In research labs, as helium transitions from a liquid to a gas, tubes will collect and move the helium gas into a separate storage tank. Compressors will then liquefy the helium, allowing it to be stored and used to replenish as needed.
- Clean Rooms: Since the research laboratory industries need an environment that is contaminate-free, air compressors can provide clean and dry air.
- Liquid Transfers: Most research is dependent on the transfer of liquids or samples. Laboratory dispensers are a simple way to store and dispense liquids and other materials in the laboratory. Air compressor systems offer greater precision and accuracy.
- Cleaning Bottles, Test Tubes, & Glassware: Good laboratory technique demands clean glassware because any result can be skewed if dirty glassware is used. Compressed air can be used to gently blow into the vessel until it is dry, but this method is only acceptable when the compressed air is oil-free to ensure a lower risk of contamination.
Additional application usages are spectroscopy, rheometers & viscometers, particle size analyzers, generators (members) for Nitrogen, Oxygen, CO2-free purge air, & zero air, label printers, laboratory automation, and gas & vacuum sealers.
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