ʻOku fakataumuʻa ʻa e ngaahi fakamoʻoni axial ki he maʻuʻanga ʻea, lolotonga hono fakaʻaongaʻi ʻo e ngaahi fakamoʻoni centrifugal ki he ngaahi taumuʻa ʻoku fakavaivaiʻi. ʻOku fakanaunau ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻeni ʻaki ʻa e polokalama fakamoʻoni ʻo e fakaʻauha, ʻai ke nau feʻunga ke fakaʻaongaʻi ʻi ha ngaahi ngaueʻanga makehe ʻoku fie maʻu stringent ngaahi founga maluʻi. Ke ngaue lelei mo malu ʻi he ngaahi ʻatakai fakatuʻutamaki ko ʻeni, kuo pau ke nau hoa mo e moto ʻo e fakamoʻoni fakaʻauha.
ʻOku fakapapauʻi ʻe he fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻeni ʻe lava ʻe he kau poupou ʻo matuʻuaki combustible atmospheres ʻo ʻikai posing ha fakatuʻutamaki ʻo e ignition. ʻI he teuteu ki ha ngaahi fie maʻu pau, ʻOku ʻomi ʻe he ngaahi i ko ʻeni ha ngaahi founga falalaʻanga mo malu, mahuʻinga ki hono tauhi ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga moʻui lavameʻa mo e malu ʻi he ngaahi ʻatakai ʻoku fakafepakiʻi kasa pe efu.