Patent ID: 6010554
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: B01D,G01N

Abstract:
An apparatus for separation and concentration of particulate matter from a fluid stream, comprising:a. an inlet component through which the fluid stream enters the apparatus;b. a separation plate comprising a plurality of projections, each having a concave virtual impact surface;c. each of said projections defining an aperture therethrough through which a minor portion of the fluid stream and a major portion of the particulate matter are directed;d. each of said apertures defining a first terminus of a passageway extending through said projection and said separation plate, each of said passageways extending at an acute angle with respect to said separation plate and terminating in a second terminus;e. a collection component in fluid communication with each of said second termini to aggregate said minor portion of the fluid stream containing a major portion of the particulate matter; andf. a fluid outlet to exhaust a major portion of the fluid stream containing a minor portion of the particulate matter.