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Roots blower

American

[roots] / ruts /

noun

a machine for compressing or evacuating air or gas by the rotation of a meshing pair of lobed wheels in a closely fitting case.

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Roots blower

This is forced by means of a Roots blower through the scrubber into the producer.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various

Forced draught is applied by means of a Roots blower.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

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