Patent ID: 7927394

Claim:
A collection apparatus for preventing re-entrainment of droplets coalesced from a horizontal gas flow, the collection apparatus positioned downstream of one or more thicknesses of coalescing material in a vessel containing the horizontal gas flow, the coalescing material forming coalesced droplets in the horizontal gas flow at least some of which flow along the inner wall, comprising: an annular channel positioned adjacent an inner wall of the vessel; an annular arrangement of a plurality of filaments fluidly connected to and supported by the annular channel the filaments extending horizontally upstream therefrom along the vessel's inner wall for engaging the coalesced droplets flowing along the inner wall and for directing the coalesced droplets to the annular channel; while permitting passage of the gas flow horizontally through the vessel, leaving the coalesced droplets fluidly engaged with the plurality of filaments for directing horizontally therealong to the annular channel; and a port adjacent a bottom of the annular channel for gravity draining the coalesced droplets from the annular channel.