NE (NEEP) 602: Vacuum Technology

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NE (NEEP) 602 - Vacuum Technology

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602 Vacuum Technology

Course Prerequisite(s)

ME 361
ME 363
ChE 321
ME 368

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Familiarity with ideal gas law, mass conservation
Internal flow - laminar and turbulent
Transport phenomena - thermal conductivity, diffusion, viscocity
Van der Waals forces
Basic laboratory skills to operate instrumentation

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

J.F. O'Hanlon "A User's Guide to Vacuum Technology"

Course objectives

Develop ability to design a vacuum system to reach a desired pressure.
Understand the physical mechanisms that produce or limit the achieved vacuum.
Obtain 'hands on' experience enabling production and measurement of desired vacuum.
Clearly communicate investigative findings to fellow students
Utilize web to enable a 'learning community'

Topics covered

Kinetic theory of gases
Conductance
Pumps and pumping procedures
Vacuum gauges
Leak detection
Gas - surface interactions (adsorption, desorption, permeation, diffusion)
Sealing

Class/laboratory schedule

The class meets 3 times per week. Meetings are a combination of lectures, laboratory activities, and group discussions / brainstorming sessions. With the exception of the laboratory sessions, the duration is 50 minutes. Scheduled laboratory sessions are nominally 50 minutes, but an additional time (typically 1 hour per scheduled session) is necessary to complete the laboratory activities.

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component

This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of college-level mathematics and/or basic sciences and does provide experimental experience.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

This course addresses the sustainability of vacuum enclosures.

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Student oral reports
Contributed questions before and after student reports
Written laboratory report
Exams: 2 written, plus final 'hands-on' exam

Person(s) who prepared this description

John M. Pfotenhauer

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Date last modified: 04-Aug-2007
Date created: 29-Oct-1999
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