Patent ID: 8636837

Claim:
A separator for removing solid particles from a mixture of air, liquid and solid particles, comprising; a solid-separating unit configured to separate solid particles from a two-phase mixture of liquid and solid particles and to retain the separated solid particles in a collection tank, wherein the solid-separating unit has a mixture inlet and a liquid outlet, an air-separating unit having an air outlet and a mixture outlet, wherein the mixture outlet is connected to the mixture inlet of the solid-separating unit and, a jet pump having a motive fluid inlet, a suction inlet and a mixture outlet, the motive fluid inlet being connected to the air outlet of the air-separating unit and the suction inlet being connected to the liquid outlet of the solid-separating unit, wherein the mixture outlet of the jet pump is configured to be connected with a suction machine, and, wherein the jet pump comprises a vertically oriented injector which tapers, downwards and projects with an annular gap into a collector which tapers downwards, and wherein the injector is connected to the motive fluid inlet, the annular gap is connected to the suction inlet and the collector is connected to the mixture outlet of the jet pump.