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5. Glossary
Pressure ; pressure
Vacuum pressure is the force exerted by a gas on the area of a real surface divided by this area.
Flow-volume ; volume flow rate
Volume flow is the volume of a gas at a given pressure and temperature that is displaced per unit time.
Flow ; throughput
Gas flow is the product of pressure and volume flow.
Conductance ; conductance
Conductance is the flow divided by the difference in mean pressures at both sides of a pipe or orifice.
Desorption ; desorption
Desorption refers to the natural release of gas molecules that have been sorbed by a material. They may be...
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