• 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

Pot

  • 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
  • Features:

    • Heating jacket (up to 60 C).
    • Designed specifically to test pulsed thrusters.

Pot pumping system