Patent ID: 8052778

Claim:
A wetted wall cyclone system comprising: a cyclone body including an inlet end, an outlet end, and an inner flow passage extending therebetween; a cyclone inlet tangentially coupled to the cyclone body proximal the inlet end, wherein the cyclone inlet includes an inlet flow channel in fluid communication with the inner flow passage of the cyclone body; a skimmer coaxially coupled to the outlet end of the cyclone body, wherein the skimmer comprises a separation end extending into the outlet end of the cyclone body, a free end distal the outlet end of the cyclone body, and an inner exhaust channel in fluid communication with the inner flow passage of the cyclone body extending between the separation end and the free end, wherein the separation end includes a reduced diameter leading edge defining an annulus between the outer radial surface of the separation end and the inner surface of the cyclone body proximal the outlet end of the cyclone body; and means for reducing the temperature of at least a portion of the cyclone body.