vacuum chamber
Depressurized sealed container
A vacuum chamber is a sealed enclosure from which air and other gases have been removed to create a low-pressure environment.
Scientists and engineers use vacuum chambers to simulate space conditions, test equipment, or conduct experiments requiring the absence of atmospheric interference: The satellite components were tested in a vacuum chamber before launch.
- outgassingReleasing trapped gas
- pressure differentialDifference in force per area
- feedthroughBarrier-crossing electrical connector
- electron gunCharged particle beam source
- pressure gaugeMeasures force on surfaces
leak detector · bell jar · viewport · glove box · mass spectrometer · partial pressure · electron microscopy · detector · semiconductor fabrication · sputtering · airtight · particle accelerators · glass · suction · coating · gauge · gasket · sterile
- Big ScienceCERN, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, particle accelerator, synchrotron
- vacuum technologyturbopump, feedthrough, viewport, gate valve, torr
- controlled environmentsclean room, cleanroom, laboratory, sterile room, glovebox
- Physics DemosNewton's cradle, pendulum, Van de Graaff, Tesla coil, inclined plane
- Physics Devicesaccelerometer, ammeter, barometer, calorimeter, gyroscope
- physics labpendulum, circuit, magnet, inclined plane, pulley
vacuum chamberpressure vessel
Container built for high-pressure contents
hyperbaric chamber · autoclave · compression chamber · compressed air tank · pressure cooker