- Purpose: Specialized for testing vacuum arc thrusters under simulated space conditions.
- Location: VAKULA laboratory on the UniBw M main campus.
- Key dimensions:
- Total volume: 0.265 m3
- Diameter: 0.6 m
- Lenght: 0.75 m
- Pumping system of the Pot has two stages as follow:
- Fore-Vacuum Stage:
- Pump: Pfeiffer DUO 5M (VP)
- Pumping Speed: 5 m3/h
- Pressure range: 1x103 to 1x10-2 mbar
- High Vacuum Stage:
- Pump: Pfeiffer HiPace 300(TMP)
- Pumping speed: 285 l/s
- Pressure range: 1x100 to 1x10-6 mbar
- Fore-Vacuum Stage:
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Features:
- Heating jacket (up to 60 C).
- Designed specifically to test pulsed thrusters.