《A Vacuum Primer_Gary Navrotski_ADC company》.pdf

126 Ridge Road • P.O. Box 187 • Lansing, NY 14882 Advanced Design Consulting USA, Inc. A Vacuum Primer by Gary Navrotski Introduction The first thing you need to know about vacuum was documented in 16th century Italy: “Nature abhors a vacuum.” — Francois Rabelias, Gargantua (1534) Yes, creating a vacuum is a struggle against nature, and the greater or more pristine the vacuum, the more difficult and expensive it is to produce and maintain. That having been said, vacuum science is crucial for advances in current scientific, technological and industrial processes. 1. a space with nothing at What is a vacuum? Looking at Webster’s New World Dictionary: vacuum, n. all in it 2. a space from which most of the air or gas has been taken. We reserve the first definition for the philosophers and always refer to a vacuum according to the second definition, as a chamber or vessel with as much of the air and residual gasses removed as practical. R E F Why do we need vacuums? There are tens of thousands of processes E R that require some type of vacuum but, since you are reading the E