Multistage Compressor(small)

Both motor and turbine driven, largely used for vacuum cleaning, furnishing air for oil and gas burners, and agitation of water in ice plants.

Wheel Design:

Centrifugal, radial-bladed type

Design Specifications:

VOLUME - Not Available
PRESSURES - Not Available
SIZES - Not Available

Construction Features:

The use of aluminum impellers  allowed the use of a large number of stages of small diameter impellers to handle small quantities of air or gas at high pressure.

Production Dates:

1930s to 1940s

Historic Photos:

(1940) Welding exhauster
(1940) Central vacuum system

Construction Material:

Welded Steel(stationary casings)
Aluminum(impellers)

Parts & Service

Not available

Data Source:

B.F.Sturtevant Bulletin 354 (1927)