Patent ID: 7077886

Claim:
An emission control device comprising an inlet and an outlet for gas containing particulates, said device having a housing with a passage extending between said inlet and said outlet, a moisturizer located at or near said inlet to moisturize said gas, a blower located to cause said gas to flow through said device, a rotor located in said housing across said passage, said rotor having blades extending radially outward therefrom, said rotor being rotatably mounted to remove moisture and particulates from said gas, said blower and said rotor hems constructed on the same component at least partially within a common radial plane with two sets of blades, a first set of blades for the blower and said blades of said rotor being a second set of blades of said two sets of blades, said passage having a change in direction to assist in removing moisture and particulates from said gas, said device having a drain for moisture.