CCOG for CEU 3287 Winter 2025


Course Number:
CEU 3287
Course Title:
Vacuum Leak Detection
Credit Hours:
0.8
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

This class is designed to teach the technician the process of vacuum leak detection on equipment that operate in the 10 to the minus 3 millibar. The pumps producing this level of vacuum frequently are high speed turbines utilizing magnetic levitation bearings. This equipment is utilized in the vapor deposition process onto a crystalline substrate in the photovoltaic panel manufacturing industry.

Intended Outcomes for the course

The student will be able to use helium leak testing procedures, understand the mechanics/ types of equipment used and care of ; understand definitions used regarding vacuum pumps and its components.