Working with Turbopumps

Innovative technology. Dependable operation. Low Cost of Ownership. Empty space, meaning a volume not filled with air or any other gas is referred to as a vacuum. Ideal vacuum conditions exist in interstellar space. In interstellar space there is a particle density of one atom per cm³. In a laboratory or in industry, avacuum is created using various vacuum pumps. Different requirements pertaining to the quality of the vacuum are placed on the vacuum depending on the application.

For this reason, vacuum applications are divided into the following categories: rough, medium, high and ultra-high vacuum. One of the most important instruments for creating high vacuum is the turbomolecular pump (TMP), also referred to as a turbopump, that was developed and patented in 1957 by Dr. Willi Becker at Pfeiffer Vacuum. The turbopump quickly became a success and now is more widespread than the diffusion pump which was the most widely used type of pump up until that time. Its ease of operation, its long life and the oil-free high vacuum it creates are the reasons to this day for the success of the turbomolecular pump. Even today, 280,000 pumps later, Pfeiffer Vacuum is the innovative world market leader for this pump. “Working with Turbopumps” covers the basic principles concerning the use of turbopumps for the generation of vacuum. The content of this brochure is orientated to the most important questions that arise concerning the generation of vacuum:

What terminology is used in vacuum technology and how is it defined?
(Chapter 1).
How does a turbopump function?
(Chapter 2).
What are the various types of turbopumps and what are the differences?
(Chapter 2).
What must I know in order to operate and to service a turbopump?
(Chapter 3).
What accessories are required and in what circumstances?
(Chapter 3).
Which combination of turbopump and backing pump is necessary for my process?
(Chapters 4 and 5).
Examples of applications (Chapter 6) and the data lists (Chapter 7) provide the answers to specific questions.

We hope that you will find this brochure an interesting and useful guide in your daily vacuum operations.

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