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Woudn't the need for depressuration be removed if using airlock since you only have to depressurize the airlock volume?
by annerajb 10y ago
Woudn't the need for depressuration be removed if using airlock since you only have to depressurize the airlock volume?
- vidarh 10y agoTo some extent, but part of the reason for having pumps is that it removes the need to make the tube fully airtight - the idea being that it's likely to be cheaper to build a tube that is largely airtight and use pumps to deal with leaks than to build one that can keep a vacuum over time.