If you had an auger screw shape in a tube with only air in it, would turning the screw push air out the top?

Question

Can an auger shape in a tube if sealed appropriately, transfer air in the way it can a material?

Does it push the air up and out?

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Answer 1

This is an animation of a screw type air compressor. It transports air but also increases the pressure. I’m
Sure with a modification you could not compress the air seeing as that is the last step of this process.