Vacuum Technology & Process Application

By Prof. V. Vasudeva Rao | IIT Kharagpur

Learners enrolled: 440

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course starts with a lucid introduction to basic concepts & applications of vacuum technology. This is followed by production, measurement, system design, process applications along with trouble shooting and maintenance of vacuum systems. This course is quite relevant to the modern process technologies like mobile/TV/Computer manufacturing, semiconductor processing, solar energy, metallurgical processing and steel degassing, drying of pharmaceutical intermediates and processed packed food. This course also serves Indian space and nuclear sectors as vacuum is essential for space simulation, thermovac chambers for satellite testing, particle accelerators and nuclear fusion for future clean energy.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG, PG, Research Scholar, Industry Personnel and college teachers

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Electronic/Electrical/Pharma/Chemical/Metallurgical/food processing/nuclear/space sectors; BHEL/Crompton Greaves/Applied Materials/Defence laboratories/ Reddy Labs/ISRO/DAE/Aurobindo Pharma/BARC/NFC & vacuum industries. I have offered this course 30 times as self-sponsored under CEP programme of IIT Kharagpur

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Multidisciplinary
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	25 Jul 2022
End Date :	14 Oct 2022
Enrollment Ends :	08 Aug 2022
Exam Date :	30 Oct 2022 IST

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Module- I: Introduction, Basic concepts & Applications.

Week 02 – 04: Module-II: Production of Medium, High & Ultra High Vacuum

Week 05: Module-III: Measurement of Vacuum

Week 06: Module-IV: Vacuum Materials, Valves, Components, Couplings & Chambers

Week 07: Module-V: Fluid Flow (Viscous/Molecular) in Vacuum Systems, conductance and pump down calculations

Week 08 : Module-VI: Design and Trouble Shooting aspects of Vacuum systems

Week 09 – 12: Module-VII: Process Applications of Vacuum Technology
(Electronics/Semiconductor/Metallurgy/Space/Nuclear/Solar/Pharma/chemical/Food/Wood/Medical/Cryogenics)

Books and references

1. Vacuum Science & Technology- VV Rao, KL Chopra & TB Ghosh

2. Vacuum Technology and Process Applications by V V Rao

3. Modern Vacuum Physics by Austin Chambers

4. High Vacuum Technology: A Practical Guide by M.H.Hablanian

Instructor bio

Prof. V. Vasudeva Rao

IIT Kharagpur

Prof. V. Vasudeva Rao obtained his PhD (1985) from IIT Madras in Experimental Physics. Since 1985, he is working as faculty member in Cryogenic Engineering Centre, IIT Kharagpur. He has taught several times (35 years) the present course on Vacuum Technology to UG and PG students of IIT Kharagpur. He has published 107 international & national journal publications and guided 10PhDs & 35 Mtech students. He received advanced training on Vacuum techniques and applications at Fachhochschule, Frankfurt, Germany. He has coauthored a text book on vacuum science and technology for colleges. He has handled research projects to the tune of Rs 3 crore in the fields of Applied Superconductivity, Cryogenic Engineering, nuclear fusion, energy storage and Advanced Materials. He acted as a consultant to power Grid Corporation-New Delhi, BHEL-Hyderabad, Crompton Greaves-Mumbai, DRDL and several other vacuum related industries. Further, he has organized 35 self-sponsored short term courses on Vacuum Technology & Process Applications under continuing education programme to college teachers, scientists from R&D labs and industry personnel working in the fields related to Vacuum Technology.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: 30 October 2022 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.

Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team