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Declared effective-speed interval

Vacuum evacuation time

Inputs

Closed vessel and connected volume represented by this one stated volume.
User-entered effective speed at the vessel for this interval; no pump curve or conductance calculation is applied.
User-entered start pressure in the same absolute-pressure basis as the target pressure.
User-entered target pressure below the start pressure in the same absolute-pressure basis.
User-entered target interval used only for reverse effective-speed arithmetic.

Results

Declared pressure ratio p₁/p₂

10

Ideal constant-speed evacuation time

23.026

Effective speed for declared time target

11.513

Declared / required effective-speed ratio

0.86859

t = (V/S) ln(p₁/p₂); Srequired = (V/ttarget) ln(p₁/p₂)

A first-pass number, not a code check, certification, or approval. Read the method and its limits below. What this is and is not.

Nearby: Hydrostatic pressure · Flow continuity · Pipe mean velocity · Bernoulli equation

Method

Formula, when it applies, and when it does not

Calculate an ideal constant-effective-speed evacuation time and reverse required effective speed for one vessel volume and pressure interval.

t = (V/S) ln(p₁/p₂); Srequired = (V/ttarget) ln(p₁/p₂)

When

  • Closed declared vessel volume
  • User-entered constant effective pumping speed
  • Single pressure interval
  • Ideal logarithmic pump-down arithmetic

Don’t

  • This is a single constant-effective-speed, ideal logarithmic evacuation interval using user-declared vessel volume and effective pumping speed. It does not calculate pump curves, conductance, piping/network losses, leakage, desorption/outgassing, vapour load, thermal behavior, gas composition, compressible/choked flow, equipment sizing, pump selection, capacity, life, safety, or approval. Real evacuation time can be longer than this ideal arithmetic result.
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