A compressor unit including a centrifugal compressor for compressing a gas
and an electric motor with a stator and a rotor for driving the
compressor. The compressor and the electric motor are accommodated in a
common gastight housing, provided with a gas inlet and a gas outlet.The
stator is accommodated in a separate stator space which is delimited by a
wall section, surrounding the stator, of the housing, a gastight
partition which extends freely between the stator and the rotor of the
electric motor, and at least one end wall which extends between the
partition and the housing of the compressor unit.The partition is of a
material of such high strength that it remains clear of the stator and
the rotor under working pressures of the gas.