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> this is basically a trompe Is it though? They don't really explain how it works or show any diagrams, and they said it was "inspired by" the trompe. So I'm
by labcomputer 5y ago
> this is basically a trompe
Is it though? They don't really explain how it works or show any diagrams, and they said it was "inspired by" the trompe. So I'm a bit confused on that point.
It really looks more like a mashup of a centrifugal compressor and a diffusion pump. One where water instead of oil is used as the working fluid.
- LorenPechtel 5y agoAs I see it, the trompe has the problem of needing a lot of distance for gravity to operate it. This basically uses a centrifuge to increase the "gravity" and thus reduce the size.
- labcomputer 5y agoAh yup. I was misremembering what a tromp was--I was thinking one of those cyclic pumps that uses water hammer (but to compress air rather than pump water).