Vacuum Pumps in Labs: Applications and Types

[Elizabeth111]

Summary: Research about the different vacuums used in labs and their applications.

Hello,
I am currently seeking assistance from people who work in labs. I am researching about the the different types of vacuums used in labs and their applications. Any information that you may have, please share. It will help immensely in my research.

Thank you

 

[berkeman]

Welcome to PF.

What have you found so far in your research? What are the general classes of vacuum pumps, and what are they used for? Is this for a schoolwork project?

 

[russ_watters]

What, exactly is the nature/purpose of your request? It's pretty vague as written. Also, is it really lab users you need to talk to? They don't necessarily care how their vac is generated and often leave that to engineers...

 

[Elizabeth111]

What, exactly is the nature/purpose of your request? It's pretty vague as written. Also, is it really lab users you need to talk to? They don't necessarily care how their vac is generated and often leave that to engineers...

Hello, thank you for replying.
Sorry for the vague description. I do not need how the vacuum is generated. My request aims to find out what types of vacuum pumps are used in lab research, i.e. is it a diaphragm pump? Is it a wet or dry pump? I also wanted information on what the use of the vacuum pump was in an experiment. Why did they use that particular pump compared to others? And also what the applications of the vacuum were. I think it will be more beneficial for me to talk to lab researchers as they use vacuum pumps in the investigations. I hope this makes a bit more sense.

 

[berkeman]

Is this for a schoolwork project?

What have you found so far in your research? What are the general classes of vacuum pumps, and what are they used for?

 

[Elizabeth111]

Welcome to PF.

What have you found so far in your research? What are the general classes of vacuum pumps, and what are they used for? Is this for a schoolwork project?

Yes, this is for a schoolwork project. I have so far acquired basic vacuum training, as well as information the different applications used to support the vacuum pumps.

I would like more information on how the vacuum pumps support lab investigations.

 

[berkeman]

Yes, this is for a schoolwork project.

Okay, thread has been moved to the schoolwork forums.

I would like more information on how the vacuum pumps support lab investigations.

We do not do your schoolwork for you here at PF. If you show good effort, you will get great help here.

Post the links to the reading and research you have been doing so far, and show us an outline of your paper so far. Show us your good efforts and we should be able to help clear up any confusions you have and add a few extra applications and tips that you have not thought of so far. Thanks for showing us your efforts in your next reply to this thread.

I have used a vacuum pump in my EE R&D work in the past, and am happy to share information about that application after I see your efforts. The end result of that work was a vacuum system that in production was responsible for generating 10s of millions of network transceiver products...

 

[kuruman]

A cool application (literally) is the 1-K pot. Look it up.

 

[DrJohn]

As a chemist, I used vacuum pumps every day when working with gases. You task should include why a chemist would use them every day for six years.

 

[berkeman]

After a spammy survey link posted by the OP has been deleted, this thread is now closed.