516-0070/01 – Vacuum and Cryogenic Technique (VKT)
| Gurantor department | Institute of Physics | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. RNDr. Petr Hlubina, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. RNDr. Petr Hlubina, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 1999/2000 | Year of cancellation | 2015/2016 |
| Intended for the faculties | USP | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Collect the basic principles and laws of the chosen parts of mathematics, physics, chemical physics and materials
Describe, clarify and adopt the methods of vacuum generation and characterization, and fundamentals of construction of vacuum and cryogenic systems as well
Illustrate obtained knowledge in solving the practice problems
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Summary
The subject is related to the student's knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemical physics and materials. Student will learn the methods of obtaining and evaluating vacuum, vacuum design basics and cryogenic systems, methods of maintenance and operation.
The aim of the subject is to enrich the professional profile of a student who will be working as a technologist or engineer of technology in the field of nanotechnology.
Compulsory literature:
Groszkowski, J.: High Vacuum Technique (in Czech), SNTL, Prague 1980;
Hrbek, J.: Vacuum and Ultravacuum Technique (in Czech), ČVUT, Prague 1984;
Jelínek, J., Málek, Z.: Cryogenic technic (in Czech). Prague, 1982.
Recommended literature:
Pátý, L.: Vacuum Technique (in Czech), ČVUT, Prague 1990;
Pátý, L.: Low-Pressure Physics (in Czech), Academia, Prague 1968;
Weisend, J. G.: The Handbook of Cryogenic Engineering, Taylor and Francis, Philadephia 1998;
Company literature: Balzers, Leybold-Heraeus, JEOL.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
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Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Content focus:
- Introduction: The importance and use of vacuum and cryogenic technology. Industries vacuum.
- Free gases: In a static state. In the dynamic state - diffusion and effusion of gas,
internal friction of gas, power transmission. Gas flow - types and characteristic quantities, vacuum conductance, pumping speed.
- Bound gases: On the surface - the physical and chemical adsorption, characteristic variables. Evaporation and condensation - steam tension. Gases in solids - dissolution and diffusion of gases.
- Generating Vacuum: mechanical, steam and diffusion pumps - characteristics, construction. The combination of diffusion and rotary pumps. Kryosorption pumps, sorption and ion pumps, characteristics and construction. Measurement of vacuum, absolute measuring
methods. Indirect measuring methods - thermal and ionization gauges. Calibration of manometers. Measurement of partial pressures. Leaks in vacuum systems - search methods, leak detectors.
- Vacuum system: Basic principles of construction of vacuum systems. Elements of a vacuum apparatus - removable and fixed links. Materials for vacuum technique.
- Methods and materials of cryogenic technique: physical properties, refrigerants, gas liquefaction and storage.
- Cryogenic systems: design and construction, low-temperature measurements.
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