Vacuum: Technologies Technical Reference Guide

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LEAK

TECHNOLOGIES
DETECTION FILTRATION INDUSTRIAL

TECHNICAL REFERENCE GUIDE


Vacuum/Pressure
To
Convert From pascal torr atm mbar micron psia in. Hg Abs
pascal 1 -3 -6 0.01 7.5 -4 -4
7.5x10 9.87x10 1.45x10 2.95x10
torr (mm Hg) 133 1 -3 1.333 1000 0.01934 0.0394
1.315x10
atmosphere 5 760 1 1013 5 14.7 29.92
1.013x10 7.6x10
millibar (mbar) 100 0.75 -4 1 750.1 0.0145 0.0295
9.87x10

micron 0.1333 0.001 -6 -3 1 -5 -5


1.316x10 1.333x10 1.934x10 3.94x10
Standard
psia 3 51.71 0.068 68.9 4 1 2.036
6.89x10 5.17x10 Atmospheric

in. Hg Abs 3 25.4 0.03342 33.9 4 0.4912 1


3.39x10 2.54x10

Pumping Speed/Leak Rate CFM - SCFM - ACFM


From Multiply By To
CFM - cubic feet per minute, displacement of
Pump Speed
pump chamber at 100% efficiency
ft3/min 1.697 m3/hr
m3/hr 0.589 ft3/min SCFM - standard cubic feet per minute, mass
liters/sec 3.6 m3/hr flow of air at standard conditions
liters/sec 2.12 ft3/min ACFM - actual cubic feet per minute,
Leak Rate
volumetric flow of gas that has been expanded
atm-cc/sec 1.013 mbar-liter/sec
atm-cc/sec 0.76 torr-liter/sec 760
torr-liter/sec 1.33 mbar-liter/sec ACFM = SCFM x ——— P = pressure in Torr
P

Elevation vs Vacuum Absolute vs Relative Pressure


Max Relative Percent
Elevation (ft) Vacuum (inHg) Loss
Pressure
0 (sea level) 29.92 0
1,000 28.85 3.6% Standard Atmospheric Pressure (sea level) Gage
Pressure
2,000 27.82 7.0%
Local Atmospheric Pressure

VACUUM
3,000 26.82 10.4%
4,000 25.84 13.6% Gage
Pressure
5,000 24.89 16.8% Absolute
1 atm
6,000 23.98 19.9% Pressure
14.7 psia Vacuum
760 torr
7,000 23.06 22.9%
8,000 22.20 25.7% Absolute
Pressure
9,000 21.38 28.5%
10,000 20.58 31.2% Absolute Zero (Perfect Vacuum)

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