Patent ID: 7785401

Claim:
A fluid separation device for separating fluid or fluid spray from a gas comprising: at least two base carriers having a generally plate-like shape and being arranged in series, at least one fluid separator element arranged in each base carrier, wherein the fluid separator element comprises a flow-through tube with a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a worm-like segment disposed between the gas inlet and the gas outlet, the worm-like segment having screw thread surfaces defining at least one worm-like gas flow path with an inner wall of the flow-through tube, wherein the at least one separator element of a first one of the at least two base carriers is aligned with the at least one separator element of a second one of the at least two base carriers to form a generally continuous flow path, wherein the worm-like segment has a length not greater than 0.5 times a pitch of the worm-like segment, and further wherein each fluid separator element and the corresponding base carrier are integrally formed as one piece.