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Naval Shipboard Air Compressors

Centrifugal, screw and reciprocating ship service air compressors for U.S. Navy surface ships and submarines, 125 to 5,000 psig and 60 to 1750 scfm.

Description

Curtiss-Wright ship service air compressors have supported the U.S. Navy for more than 60 years. Centrifugal, screw and reciprocating units provide low- and high-pressure air from 125 psig to 5,000 psig, with capacities from 60 scfm to 1750 scfm.

Applications

  • Surface ships: feed air to oxygen/nitrogen (O2N2) plants, pressurization for aircraft elevators, emergency diesel engine starting, control of sea water, helicopter services, pneumatic tools, blowing out sea chests, fueling hose blowback and ship whistles
  • Submarines: main hydraulic systems, torpedo and missile ejection, emergency main ballast tank blow and diesel engine starting

Specifications

Compressor typesCentrifugal, screw, reciprocating
Pressure range125 psig to 5,000 psig
Capacity range60 scfm to 1750 scfm

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