Rarefied gas dynamics and its applications to vacuum technology

Basic concepts of rarefied gas dynamics are given in a concise form. Some problems of rarefied gas flows are considered, namely, calculations of velocity slip and temperature jump coefficients, gas flow through a tube due to pressure and temperature gradients, and gas flow through a thin orifice. Results on the two last problems are given over the whole range of gas rarefaction. A methodology for modelling the Holweck pump is described. An extensive list of publications on these topics is given