Vacuum Sealing Techniques [Paperback]

Market: Scientists, engineers, and graduate students in vacuum technology. This volume presents numerous techniques developed in the early 1960s for the efficient construction of reliable vacuum seals, and provides critical insights into the design, construction, and assembly of vacuum systems. Extensively researched, this work covers a variety of sealing techniques and design concepts that remain as technologically relevant now as they were nearly three decades ago.Partial Contents: 1. The Vacuum and Surrounding Space. The Vacuum. Interaction between the Surrounding Space and the Vacuum. Real and Virtual Leaks. 2. Permanent Seals. Prefabricated Vessels and Pipes. Metal to Metal Welding and Brazing. Glass to Glass (and quartz) Seals. 3. Semi-Permanent and Demountable Seals. Waxed Seals. Sealing with Paints and Plastics. Sealing with Epoxy Resins. 4. Transmission of the Electric Current through Seals. Selection Criteria for Electrical Lead -throughs. Permanent Lead-throughs. Demountable Lead-throughs. 5. The Transmission of Motion through Seals. Mechanical Transmission. Magnetic Transmission. Actuation by Heat Transfer or Electric Current. 6. Seals used in the Transfer of Materials. Seals for the Transfer of Gates. Transfer of Liquids through Seals. Transfer of Solids through Seals. 7. Seals Used in Transmitting Radiation. Windows. Window Sealing Techniques.