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Dec 14, 2024
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Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MT 223 High Vacuum Technology Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3
Explains high vacuum concepts, theory, and the various types of vacuum systems. Subjects include vacuum pumps, seals, gauges, valves, power supplies, leak detecting equipment, and related hardware. Covers the set-up, operation, troubleshooting and monitoring of vacuum systems.
Prerequisite: MTH 070 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor. Student Learning Outcomes:
- Accurately discuss common vacuum system terminology and theory.
- List and identify the various types of vacuum devices.
- Explain the operation and construction of common vacuum devices.
- Demonstrate how to troubleshoot a vacuum system.
- List all vacuum system safety issues.
Content Outline
- Overview of vacuum technology and industrial uses
- Vacuum physics and types
- Dalton’s law of partial pressures
- Charles’ law
- Boyle’s law
- Avogadro’s law
- Arough, medium, high, ultra-high
- Gas qualities (pressure, temperature, volume, mass)
- Vacuum system components
- Pumps
- Gauges
- Joining devices
- Gauges
- Gauge reading
- Gauge operation, types, and calibration
- Bourdon gauge
- Capacitance manometer gauge
- Thermocouple gauge
- Pirai gauge
- McLeod gauge
- Thermal ionization gauge
- Penning gauge
- Absolute verses indirect gauge
- Gauge troubleshooting, failure mode and maintenance
- Vacuum pumps
- Mean free path
- Viscous and molecular flow
- Pump down
- Vacuum pump operation, types, and construction
- Vacuum pump troubleshooting, failure mode, and maintenance
- Materials used in a vacuum system
- Alloys used in vacuum system
- Metals used in a vacuum system
- Leaks
- Outgassing
- Real and virtual leaks
- Base pressure
- Rate of rise
- Correction techniques
- Systems checks
- Vacuum system safety
- Chemical
- Electrical
- Pressure
- Mechanical
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