Patent ID: 8216331

Claim:
Separator for separating liquids from a gas stream, wherein the stream approaches the separator transversely, comprising a plurality of separating profiles juxtaposed parallel to one another and transversely of the flow direction of the gas stream and each forming two curved deflection surfaces, which lie opposite one another with the concave side laterally offset and along which in succession a gas stream to be cleaned flows, wherein the deflection surfaces between them include a swirl chamber having an inlet gap and an outlet gap and terminate at their longitudinal edges in a projection that projects from the deflection surfaces and extends along the longitudinal edges, wherein at least one of the projections has a first, substantially planar outer surface emanating from the deflection surface substantially transversely thereof and a second, substantially planar outer surface adjoining the first outer surface at an acute angle so that the at least one projection forms a sharp edge that projects into the gas stream flowing along the deflection surfaces.