Patent ID: 7686862
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: B01D,B29C,B29L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vane for removing liquids entrained in a gas stream, the vane having a profile capable of formation by pultrusion, comprising: a main curved section oriented generally parallel to the gas stream and curved to reorient the gas stream, the main curved section causing a first and a second change of direction of the gas stream; a first air pocket formed on a first side of the main curved section, the first air pocket sized and oriented into the gas stream where the gas stream first changes direction; and a second air pocket formed on a second side of the main curved section, the second air pocket smaller than the first air pocket and sized and oriented into the gas stream where the gas stream makes the second direction change, wherein the vane is a composite vane formed by pultrusion.