Short Term Course on Vacuum Technology and Process Applications @ IIT Kharagpur

Each registered participant will be provided with a detailed lecture notes on "Vacuum Technology & Process Applications" and registration materials/stationary. At the end of the course, the institute will issue a certificate. Course Contents: Introduction to basic concepts of vacuum. Application of vacuum in different processes. (Metallurgical, electronic, chemical, electrical, space, nuclear, pharmaceutical, food and cryogenics) Production of medium and high vacuum by Rotary, Piston, Roots, Diffusion, steam jet ejectors, Water-ring, Dry membrane and Sorption pumps - their assembling and maintenance, pump-down characteristics. Ultra-high vacuum pumps and their pumping characteristics, Handling and maintenance of Turbo-molecular, Ion and Cryopumps. Pressure measurement in vacuum systems using different primary and secondary gauges. Calibration/ maintenance of vacuum gauges. Residual gas analysis in vacuum systems. Design and Fabrication of vacuum chambers, flanges, couplings, and components for different applications. Gas flow in vacuum systems, conductance calculations and measurements on vacuum piping networks. Design of vacuum piping in process industries. Leak detection/ trouble shooting/ maintenance of vacuum systems, handling of mass spectrometric leak detectors, degassing procedures. Handling of vacuum based furnaces/ coating units/ driers and other process-systems. Eligibility: All practicing engineers/ technicians working in private, public, government organizations/ industries; scientists/ engineers from R&D establishments, college teachers are eligible to apply for participation. How to Apply: Online application form is available online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vaYx7iwCWdcl65uPsDwl ADBuEalseq1jSgWsQE3M070/viewform?edit_requested=true Participants are required to pay Rs. 25,000/- per participant as the registration fee for this two-week course. The fee is to be paid in advance by a demand draft in favor of "CEP-STC, IIT, Kharagpur" payable at Kharagpur. Accommodation will be provided in our Technology guest houses on payment basis at the following rates. Guest house Non A/C A/C Single (per head/ day) - Rs.800/- Twin Sharing (per head/ day) - Rs.600/- Refreshments will be served by us during the session period. Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner on payment is available in the guest house. Also there are several restaurants and cafeteria on campus. Accommodation will be provided on first come first serve basis and it will be finalized by the organizers. Important Dates: Last date for registration: 14th November, 2015 Course Dates: 18-27 November, 2015 For more details, please visit: http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/downloads /cr_stc_1516_vtpa.pdf