Patent ID: 7985273
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A device for separating liquid droplets from a gas stream, comprising: a device housing; a preseparator chamber arranged within a lower first portion of said housing, said housing having an inlet opening arranged to deliver a gas stream to be purified into said preseparator chamber to flow laterally centrally through said chamber to rebound from an opposing sidewall of said preseparator chamber, wherein a flow pressure developed within an area of said opposing sidewall deflects said gas stream vertically upwards in said housing; a main separator arranged within a second portion of said housing positioned above said preseparator chamber, said main separator including a drainage element, said drainage element passable by said gas stream laterally from an exterior to an interior of said drainage element, said drainage element operable to separate oil from said gas stream; a guide element arranged between and separating said first and second housing portions, said guide element including: an outer wall having a central opening, said outer wall extending laterally between and closing to sidewalls of said housing, said outer wall permitting flow between said first and second housing portions only through said central opening; at least one guide part arranged on a said outer wall and positioned to laterally deflect said gas stream flowing from said first portion through said central opening laterally outwards toward said sidewalls of said second portion of said housing; wherein said deflected gas stream from said at least one guide part is received at said exterior of said main separator to flow laterally through said main separator.