A complex piece of equipment, the converging-diverging steam jet used in vacuum distillation units is subject to a wide array of malfunctions that are often misunderstood or overlooked by plant ...

Figure 1. Vacuum chamber (left) and hot bond controller (right) along with a vacuum source for the inner bag and chamber are all connected and ready to run a double vacuum debulk (DVD) process. Inset ...

Pressure is the amount of force applied per unit area. Pressure can be measured by a pressure gauge, but it is important to know the type of pressure the gauge is reading. This article will cover the ...

Cool idea: NIST’s Daniel Barker, Steve Eckel, Jim Fedchak, Julia Scherschligt and colleagues have developed and tested a technique that uses cold atoms to measure ultralow pressures. (Courtesy: NIST) ...

Vacuum drying methods are integral to the chemical process industries (CPI), enabling the drying of sensitive materials without compromising critical properties. Heat-sensitive intermediates and ...