Patent ID: 7101425

Claim:
A washer for cleaning gases that contain particulate and/or gaseous impurities, wherein a gas stream is conveyed along a gas pathway through at least one packing basket ( 10 ) that is sprayed with washing fluid with a spray nozzle ( 11 ), characterized by the fact that a jet pump ( 7 ) is additionally provided which sprays washing fluid, wherein said jet pump is arranged along said gas pathway serially with said packing basket ( 10 ) and generates a negative pressure urging said gas stream along said gas pathway and by the fact that a guide tube ( 6 ) is concentrically surrounded by said packing basket ( 10 ) for mixing the gas stream and the washing fluid emerging from said jet pump ( 7 ) and a gas inlet ( 4 ) and a gas outlet ( 5 ) are disposed adjacent the same end of the guide tube ( 6 ).