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The invention includes a compressor unit with a connected drive by a high-frequency motor for compressing gases and which is suitable for great ocean depths and for natural gas conveyance from the ocean floor where the low temperature obtaining in the water is effectively utilized. The compressor un

The invention includes a compressor unit with a connected drive by a high-frequency motor for compressing gases and which is suitable for great ocean depths and for natural gas conveyance from the ocean floor where the low temperature obtaining in the water is effectively utilized. The compressor unit is supported by magnetic bearings in a housing. The compressor includes a plurality of compressor stages connected by pipe lines which form a surface cooler on the suction side arranged around the housing.

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A compressor comprising a housing having surfaces in contact with sea water, an electric drive motor in said housing, a shaft connected to said electric drive motor and extending on at least one side of said drive motor through said drive motor housing, a compressor arranged in said housing with sai

A compressor comprising a housing having surfaces in contact with sea water, an electric drive motor in said housing, a shaft connected to said electric drive motor and extending on at least one side of said drive motor through said drive motor housing, a compressor arranged in said housing with said drive motor and having means defining at least one compressor stage on at least one side of said drive motor, an axial suction inlet for said compressor on one end of said housing and a radially pressure discharge connected to said stages, magnetic bearings supporting said shaft adjacent to said drive motor on each end thereof and a cooling coil connected to said compressor at said at least one stage and encircling said housing; said coil having surfaces for heat transfer with the sea water.