Contents

1. About This Book

2. About the Authors

3. Rough Vacuum Equipment Training (RVET) System

4. 1. Learning Activity 1.1: Marshmallow Preparation - Measurements and Calculations

      1. Suggested Pre-lab Assignment
      2. Theoretical Background
      3. Equipment and Materials
      4. Procedure

   2. Learning Activities 2.1 – 2.4: Marshmallow Measurements, Pressure Calculation, Components of the Rough Vacuum Trainer System, and Gas Flow Paths

      1. Suggested Pre-lab Assignment
      2. Theoretical Background
      3. Equipment and Materials
      4. Procedure

   3. Learning Activities 3.1 - 3.4: Unit Conversion, Scientific Notation, Absolute and Gage Pressure, and Pressure Measurement

      1. Suggested Pre-lab Assignment
      2. Theoretical Background
      3. Equipment and Materials
      4. Procedure

   4. Learning Activities 4.1 - 4.4: Gas Laws Activities

      1. Learning Activities 4.1: Demonstrations of the Boyle’s Law Phenomena in Vacuum Systems
      2. Learning Activities 4.2: Demonstrations of Various Physical Phenomena in Vacuum Systems
      3. Learning Activities 4.3: Gas Pressure and Boyle’s Gas Law
      4. Learning Activities 4.4: Gas Pressure and Amontons’ Gas Law

   5. Learning Activities 5.1 - 5.3: Equilibrium Vapor Pressure of Water

      1. Suggested Pre-lab Assignment
      2. Theoretical Background
      3. Equipment and Materials
      4. Procedure

   6. Learning Activities 6.1 - 6.2: Building and Pumping Down a Rough Vacuum System

      1. Suggested Pre-lab Assignment
      2. Theoretical Background
      3. Equipment and Materials
      4. Procedure

   7. Learning Activities 7.1 - 7.3: Vacuum Pump-down Curves and Vacuum Pump-down Time

      1. Suggested Pre-lab Assignment
      2. Theoretical Background
      3. Equipment and Materials
      4. Procedure

   8. Learning Activities 8.1 – 8.5: Rough Vacuum System Pump-Down Time

      1. Suggested Pre-lab Assignment
      2. Theoretical Background
      3. Equipment and Materials
      4. Procedure

   9. Learning Activities 9.1 – 9.2: Pressure Rate-of-Rise Curves

      1. Suggested Pre-lab Assignment
      2. Theoretical Background
      3. Equipment and Materials
      4. Procedure

   10. Learning Activities 10.1 – 10.4: Thin Film Deposition Using Rough Vacuum Equipment Trainer

       1. Suggested Pre-lab Assignment
       2. Theoretical Background
       3. Equipment and Materials
       4. Procedure