Axial compressor

ISO 10628-2 (groups 16, 17 and 20, compressors, blowers, engines) / PIP PIC001

Drawn as

A long trapezoid narrowing in the flow direction with rows of short vertical lines inside (the blade rows), and a shaft.

Meaning

Axial-flow compressor: large air or gas flows, mainly as the compressor section of a gas turbine. As a separate machine it is rare offshore. No dedicated component.

Variants

Usually seen only as part of the gas-turbine symbol