NPTEL : NOC:Vacuum Technology and Process Application (Multi-Disciplinary)

Co-ordinators : Prof. V. Vasudeva Rao


Lecture 1 - Introduction to Vacuum, Natural Vacuum

Lecture 2 - History of Vacuum Technology

Lecture 3 - Kinetic Theory of Gases, Physical Parameters of Vacuum and Regions of Vacuum

Lecture 4 - Vacuum Process Applications - I

Lecture 5 - Vacuum Process Applications - II

Lecture 6 - Pumping Speed and Throughput Concepts

Lecture 7 - Rotary Vacuum Pump

Lecture 8 - Diffusion Pump

Lecture 9 - Roots Vacuum Pump

Lecture 10 - Rotary Piston Pump

Lecture 11 - Liquid Ring Pump

Lecture 12 - Steam Jet Ejector

Lecture 13 - Diaphragm Pump

Lecture 14 - Claw Pump

Lecture 15 - Screw Pump

Lecture 16 - Scroll Pump, Sorption Concepts and Pumps

Lecture 17 - Ion Pumping-Sputter Ion Pump

Lecture 18 - Turbomolecular Pump

Lecture 19 - Cryopumps

Lecture 20 - Selection Criteria of Vacuum Pumps

Lecture 21 - Primary vs Secondary Gauges, U Tube/McLeod gauges (Primary)

Lecture 22 - Bourdon/Capacitance Gauges (Mechanical Deflection)

Lecture 23 - Thermo-couple/Pirani gauges (Thermal Conductivity)

Lecture 24 - Spinning Rotor/Ionization/Bayard Alpert Gauges

Lecture 25 - Penning/ Inverted Magnetron gauges, Gauge calibration

Lecture 26 - Vacuum Materials (Metals, Glasses, Ceramics, Greases and Oils)

Lecture 27 - Vacuum Components (Flanges, Couplings, Seals, Valves)

Lecture 28 - Vacuum Chamber Design

Lecture 29 - Fabrication Techniques for Vacuum Systems

Lecture 30 - Testing of Vacuum Systems for Mechanical Failures, Gas Leaks and Outgassing

Lecture 31 - Gas Flow at Low Pressures, Conductance and Effective Pumping Speed Concepts

Lecture 32 - Conductance Calculations in Viscous Flow Region

Lecture 33 - Molecular Flow

Lecture 34 - Transition and Choked Flows

Lecture 35 - Conductance and Pump Down Calculations in Vacuum Systems

Lecture 36 - Design Aspects of Vacuum Systems for Different Applications - Part I

Lecture 37 - Design Aspects of Vacuum Systems for Different Applications - Part II

Lecture 38 - Design of a Vacuum Furnace for Metallurgical Processing

Lecture 39 - Leak Detection in Vacuum Systems

Lecture 40 - Magnetic Deflection Leak Detector and Quadrupole Residual Gas Analyzer

Lecture 41 - Vacuum Processes in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries

Lecture 42 - Vacuum for Food Processing

Lecture 43 - Vacuum Technology in the Packaging Industry

Lecture 44 - Vacuum in Wood Industry

Lecture 45 - Vacuum Systems for Medical and Dental Applications

Lecture 46 - Vacuum for Desalination of Sea Water and Treatment of Waste Water

Lecture 47 - Vacuum Technology for Power Sector

Lecture 48 - Vacuum Technology In Oil and Gas Industries

Lecture 49 - Vacuum Technology in LNG industry

Lecture 50 - Vacuum Technology for Cryogenic Applications

Lecture 51 - Vacuum Technology in High Speed Transportation (Hyperloop and Maglev)

Lecture 52 - Vacuum technology for Metallurgical applications

Lecture 53 - Vacuum Technology for Analytical Instruments

Lecture 54 - Vacuum based coating units for thin film deposition

Lecture 55 - Vacuum for solar energy (Thermal and PV)

Lecture 56 - Vacuum Technology for semiconductor chip manufacturing

Lecture 57 - Vacuum Technology for Display Systems

Lecture 58 - Vacuum Technology for Nuclear Applications - Part I

Lecture 59 - Vacuum Technology for Nuclear Applications - Part II

Lecture 60 - Vacuum technology for Space Applications