Alexander Sablukov
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Alexander Alexandrovich Sablukov was a Russia
n Lieutenant General
, engineer and inventor. Sablukov is credited with invention of the centrifugal fan
(1832) and contribution to the development of centrifugal pump
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
, engineer and inventor. Sablukov is credited with invention of the centrifugal fan
Centrifugal fan
A centrifugal fan is a mechanical device for moving air or other gases. It has a fan wheel composed of a number of fan blades, or ribs, mounted around a hub. As shown in Figure 1, the hub turns on a driveshaft that passes through the fan housing...
(1832) and contribution to the development of centrifugal pump
Centrifugal pump
A centrifugal pump is a rotodynamic pump that uses a rotating impeller to create flow by the addition of energy to a fluid. Centrifugal pumps are commonly used to move liquids through piping...
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