A
centrifugal compressor (10, 50) for a fuel
cell system, comprising: a compressor housing (11, 51, 105), a compressor shaft (12), and a bearing arrangement comprising an axial
foil bearing (15), wherein the compressor shaft (12) is axially mounted in the compressor housing (11, 51, 105) via the axial
foil bearing (15), wherein the compressor housing (11, 51, 105) comprises at least one integrally formed first
cooling channel (25, 53, 102) and wherein the axial
foil bearing (15) comprises a bearing disk (17, 52, 108) having at least one integrally formed second
cooling channel (28, 54, 103, 104) for supplying cooling air for the axial foil bearing (15), wherein the first
cooling channel (25, 53, 102) is in fluidic contact with the second cooling channel (28, 54, 103, 104) such that cooling air flows from the first cooling channel (25, 53, 102) to the second cooling channel (28, 54, 103, 104).