Vacuum Isolation

The word vacuum is derived from the Latin word for ‘vacant’, which is ‘vacuus’. Vacuum is the absence of matter within a space. Vacuum is created by reducing the pressure within a cavity or by removing air from it. This can be done with the help of a vacuum pump.

Vacuum chambers that use vacuum pumps to create a vacuum are in use today for a variety of purposes such as research by scientists in various fields including space research and spacecraft building. Spacecrafts need vacuum testing in order to simulate outer space conditions during testing of components. When greater accuracy is expected, the need for vibration isolation within the vacuum chamber also becomes more significant.

Unwanted vibrations in the environment can lead to significant errors and malfunctions in the systems. A vibration isolation system is one that isolates an equipment or object from any undesirable vibrations that may be present in the environment around it. This is of significant importance as vibrations can hamper important and sensitive work in labs and workspaces. Vibration isolators can be either active or passive. Passive vibration isolators are those that serve to dampen out disturbances via absorbent surfaces like rubber pads. On the other hand, active vibration isolators produce an interference that is capable of cancelling out the incoming vibrations using a system of control systems, sensors, actuators etc.

Vibration isolators that are compatible with vacuum chambers are termed as vacuum isolators. These have to fulfill the requirement of being usable under vacuum conditions without causing any potentially hazardous leakage of air into the vacuum chambers. Such a leakage could lead to serious losses and damage to the plant concerned. Hence, vacuum isolation calls for reliable and efficient systems.

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