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A bubbler system utilizing interconnected dual-chambers forming a series path for a carrier gas thereby rendering useful in excess of 90 percent of the material contained therein. The inlet and outlet ports of the bubbler system are provided with an inner and outer seal, creating a compartment in wh

A bubbler system utilizing interconnected dual-chambers forming a series path for a carrier gas thereby rendering useful in excess of 90 percent of the material contained therein. The inlet and outlet ports of the bubbler system are provided with an inner and outer seal, creating a compartment in which may be positioned a small hammer. The user of the system removes the outer seals, makes desired connections to the ports, and thereby connects the bubbler to a using system without exposing the material to the atmosphere.

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A bubbler system for bubbling a carrier gas through a high purity liquid which is not to be exposed to the atmosphere, in a manner to maximize utilization of the liquid comprising: a closed outer chamber; an inner chamber positioned within said outer chamber; an inlet tube entering near the upper po

A bubbler system for bubbling a carrier gas through a high purity liquid which is not to be exposed to the atmosphere, in a manner to maximize utilization of the liquid comprising: a closed outer chamber; an inner chamber positioned within said outer chamber; an inlet tube entering near the upper portion and extending into said outer chamber, terminating near the lower end of said chamber and having one or more openings in the lower end of said inlet tube; an outlet tube attached at one end to the upper portion of said inner chamber and passing through said outer chamber at the other end, said outlet tube additionally having an enlarged section lying between said ends of said outlet tube and positioned within said outer chamber; a tubular member forming a series path between said chambers, said member being open on its upper end and extending through a wall of the inner chambEr upper portion into said inner chamber, terminating near the lower end of said inner chamber and having one or more openings in the lower end of said tubular member; a thin breakable wall extending across said inlet and outlet tubes positioned adjacent to or above the upper wall of said outer chamber, said thin walls forming an inner seal to said chambers; and a wall extending across said inlet and outlet tubes positioned above said thin walls, forming a second seal to said chambers. A method for bubbling a carrier gas through a liquid to saturate the gas in a manner to maximize utilization of the liquid comprising the steps of: ducting a dry inert carrier gas into the lower end of a large chamber in a container by way of an inlet tube extending through an upper wall of said chamber and terminating near the lower wall of said chamber, said container having a batch of high purity liquid therein and said container being sealed except for a gas inlet and outlet so that the liquid is not exposed to external air or otherwise contaminated; bubbling said carrier gas upwardly through a quantity of said liquid in said chamber and transporting the liquid in vapor form out of said chamber, the initial depth of said liquid being substantially greater than that sufficient to saturate the gas as it is bubbled upwardly through the chamber the depth of said liquid decreasing as the gas becomes saturated in that the supply of liquid is not replenished as the vapor is carried away; channeling said carrier gas from the upper end of said chamber into the lower end of a smaller, contiguous chamber by way of a connecting tube open to the upper end of said large chamber and extending through a wall of said smaller chamber and terminating in the lower end of said smaller chamber, said chambers being sealed from each other except by said connecting tube, said smaller chamber containing a quantity of said liquid; bubbling said carrier gas upwardly through the liquid in said smaller chamber and completing the saturation of said gas after the depth of the liquid in said large chamber is insufficient to saturate the gas, the initial depth of the liquid in said smaller chamber being substantially greater than that sufficient to saturate the gas as it is bubbled through the smaller chamber even if there were no liquid in the large chamber; exiting said carrier gas out of the upper end of said smaller chamber to a system using the vaporized liquid; and discontinuing the flow of said carrier gas before the total length of the path travelled by the gas through said liquid in both chambers drops below a predetermined minimum required to saturate the gas.