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by thebiss 2338 days ago
Does the water on the innermost edge of the rotating ring, which is exposed to the vacuum, NOT vaporize because the absolute pressure is still above 10kPa (100kPa atmospheric - 80kPa vacuum)? [0]

Will the seal slowly evaporate away or absorb into a porous surface like concrete?

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Phase_diagram_of_water....