Patent ID: 8444732

Claim:
A vane separator for removing particulates entrained in a gas stream comprising: an undulating vane for placement within a gas stream, the undulating vane having a plurality of adjacent pockets having pocket openings wherein each pocket opening includes a rounded leading edge for encouraging liquid droplets to enter a pocket opening and pocket in which the vane separator is assembled from a plurality of rigid curved strips of material wherein each rigid curved strip includes: a leading edge section; a second leading edge section directly connected to the leading edge section; a downstream edge section directly connected to the second leading edge section; a rounded leading edge section directly connected to the downstream edge section; and an anchor edge section directly connected to the rounded leading edge section; wherein each of the leading edge section, downstream edge section and anchor edge section are parallel with respect to one another and the vane separator is assembled by directly connecting corresponding anchor edges with second leading edge sections to form each pocket; and wherein the rounded leading edge section is located between the downstream edge section and the anchor edge section.