Patent ID: 6524373
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B01D,B04C

Abstract:
A water extractor assembly, comprising:a duct having an upstream end portion for receiving an air and water droplet stream and a downstream end portion, a swirl imparting member, at a first station of said duct, for imparting a swirling motion to the air and water droplet stream entering said duct, a first water collection assembly consisting of at least one of the group including either a circumferential band of perforations or an upstream facing annular collar of smaller diameter than the diameter of said duct, at a second station downstream of said first station location, for collecting water droplets that have been thrown to the inner surface of said duct; and a second water collection assembly consisting of at least a different one of the group including either a circumferential band of perforations or an upstream facing annular collar of smaller diameter than the diameter of said duct, said second water collection assembly being located at said second station, for collecting water droplets not collected by said first water collection assembly.