Various embodiments are directed to a compact respirator assembly comprising a respirator housing; and a compact blower assembly, the compact blower assembly comprising an impeller configured to pull a volume of air into a blower assembly air inlet; a blower scroll configured to receive the volume of air and direct the volume of air toward a blower scroll air outlet, the blower scroll comprising: a first blower scroll component comprising at least a portion of a blower frame element comprising a portion of the respirator housing; a second blower scroll component comprising a scroll cover secured to the blower frame element so as to define an internal scroll flow chamber, wherein the internal scroll flow chamber comprises a cavity positioned between the scroll cover and the blower frame element; and wherein the blower scroll air inlet comprises an opening that extends through a thickness of the respirator housing.
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