Compressor

part · 1850 · Industrial Revolution

A machine that compresses gas.

What it is made of

Impeller — has part. A centrifugal compressor is an impeller.

Principles and materials it uses

Cast iron — is made of. A compressor has a cast-iron body.
Pressure — uses. It compresses air.

Where it is used

Air brake — is part of. A compressor pumps the air.
Turbojet engine — is part of. The compressor compresses the air.
Gas turbine — is part of. A compressor.
Heat pump — is part of. A compressor.
Refrigerator — is part of. A compressor with an electric motor.
Air conditioner — is part of. A compressor.
Ventilator — is part of. A compressor or turbine.
Turbocharger — is part of. A compressor.
Pressurized cabin — is part of. Air is bled from the engine compressors.
Oxygen concentrator — is used in. A compressor.
Freezer — is part of. A compressor compresses the refrigerant.
Pneumatic tube — is part of. A pressure or vacuum blower.
Sewage treatment plant — is part of. Blowers supply oxygen to the microbes.
Plasma cutting — is part of. Supplying the plasma gas.
Ice machine — is part of. A refrigeration compressor.
Nebulizer — is part of. A compressor.
Oxygen concentrator — is part of. A compressor.
Refrigerator car — is part of. A refrigeration unit.

What it is a kind of

Supercharger — includes. A supercharger.

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