Patent ID: 8137446

Claim:
An apparatus for collecting particles from a gas flow comprising: a receptacle including: a cone section comprising a first inlet and a first outlet, wherein: the cone section is configured to receive a non-condensable, turbulent gas flow, the gas flow including particles of matter, a diameter of the first inlet of the cone section is greater than diameter of the first outlet of the cone section; the cone section is configured to fluidly communicate gas from the first inlet to the first outlet; and an outlet tube comprising a second inlet and a second outlet and being separated from the cone section by a gap, the gap enabling a first portion of the gas flow to exit the receptacle through a bypass output port, and the gap being between the first outlet of the cone section and the second inlet of the outlet tube, such that the first outlet opens to the gap and the gap separates the cone section and the outlet tube along a direction of gas flow.