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Hyde Park Factory

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Governor Foss

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Sturtevant at War

Patents

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)