Ultimate Pressure

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Ultimate Pressure

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The limiting pressure approached in a vacuum system after sufficient pumping time to establish that further reductions in pressure will be negligible. Also called the ultimate vacuum. </dd>
The terms blank-off pressure or base pressure are also sometimes used in referring to a pump under test. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use