High vacuum lines and valves should be designed in accordance with the nominal pumping speed of the high vacuum pump. Otherwise, there will be considerable losses in the effective pumping speed due to ...

When you need to test hardware designed to operate in the vast reaches of space, you start in a vacuum chamber. NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has many of them, but Vacuum Chamber 5 (VF-5) ...

Figure 1. Vacuum chamber (left) and hot bond controller (right) along with a vacuum source for the inner bag and chamber are all connected and ready to run a double vacuum debulk (DVD) process. Inset ...

Aluminum - The Unsung Hero for Non-magnetic Vacuum Applications. A variety of industries — semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, precision metrology, and scientific research — require vacuum systems ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to create a budget-friendly vacuum chamber using a refrigerator compressor and a steel pot, ideal for projects like degassing resin, plaster, silicone, wax, and wood ...

Two huge new vacuum testing chambers, nearing completion in Oxfordshire, represent a major leap forward for the UK space industry, experts claim. Scheduled for completion in May, the chambers will use ...