Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap

William Maria Jacobs

Luc Van Mieghem

Koen Stoop

Tom Andre J Potters

Alberto Di Sante

Tom André J Potters

A compressor or vacuum pump including: &#x2014;a casing having a cooling gas inlet and a cooling gas outlet for allowing a cooling gas to flow therethrough; &#x2014;a fan mounted at the cooling gas inlet, including a fan housing and configured to blow said cooling gas into said casing; &#x2014;a compression or vacuum chamber including a first housing, a process gas inlet and outlet for allowing a process gas to flow therethrough and at least one rotating element; &#x2014;a driving module including a second housing and at least one bearing for supporting said at least one rotating element; &#x2014;a silencer including a cover and configured to attenuate noise generated by the compressor or vacuum pump. The silencer includes a recess structure on its cover, configured to deflect the cooling gas flow from the fan towards the driving module.

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Wilrijk, Belgium

William Maria Jacobs