SUITABILITY OF WORTHINGTON V4A3 COMPRESSOR FOR USE WITH HYDROGEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03642A001300030036-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 2, 2012
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: January 16, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/02 :CIA-RDP78-03642A001300030036-5
16 Jsnuatry 1953
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st~cT suitability ar ~larthingttxi v~~3 Cc~Fpressor far use
tirith xydro~en
1. Zn the cable rePerenaed shave :inquiry rea a as to the suitability
of tP~ sub set ea~ressor far use with hydrogen and at the reQuast af0 25X1
'.1P~/~D hook an iavestigetion w2' th.9.s prablaa. '~ s~sults
o inquiries made in~lice~te that tbSs GaG~x~s+ar' is suitable for use with 25X1
hydrogen.
2. tiark3ng Stith hydrogen alxays involves certain risks std at course
the usual precautions apply in the use of this machine. Means moat be
applied tar ground3,n~ out ?tatic electricity and prtrviding ~+egtmtte verti-
lation, eta . In ~sddition to these, care moat b+e teolcen to iru~vre that all
int 'tom lines ~d the crsnkcsse of the c~z*essor are ,7:resdurired tPith hydro-
gen eft a].]. times to aval.d the poss3bil,ity oP Srawing air into the system.
Ar. sltplosian proof e].e*atric motor is recaamended i'or use with the ca~x~essar.
~. ~$ ~~ be pf illtsrff:8t t4 note that there az'e t~to C~r'B