Patent ID: 8361231

Claim:
A liquid vaporization system comprising a vaporizer that is configured to apply heat to vaporize a liquid material, wherein the vaporizer includes: a liquid adhering surface which is formed flat and to which the liquid material is adhered; thin-film forming means that is configured to form the liquid material adhered to the liquid adhering surface into a thin film; and heating means that is configured to heat the liquid adhering surface, and wherein the thin-film forming means is wetting promoting means that is configured to promote wetting of the liquid adhering surface by the liquid material, and the liquid material adhered to the liquid adhering surface is formed into a thin film by promoting the wetting of the liquid adhering surface by the liquid material, the wetting promoting means is a minute irregular section provided on the liquid adhering surface to enhance wettability of the liquid adhering surface by the liquid material, the liquid adhering surface is mounted with a mesh formed by interweaving wires in an overall flat plate shape and is provided with the irregular section in which the wires constitute protrusions and portions surrounded by the wires constitute depressions, a supply port that is configured to supply the liquid material between the liquid adhering surface and the mesh is formed on the liquid adhering surface.