Patent ID: 8709115

Claim:
A cyclone separator for separating gas and entrained particles from a particle-contaminated gas stream, said cyclone separator comprising: a cyclone body having a first end and a second end with a sidewall extending therebetween, said cyclone body defining a cyclone gas inlet for receiving the particle-contaminated gas stream and a cyclone gas outlet for discharging a clean gas stream from said cyclone separator; a centripetal accelerator proximate said cyclone gas inlet to induce centripetal acceleration of the particle-contaminated gas stream; wherein said sidewall of said cyclone body defines a discharge opening located between said first end and said second end for discharging separated particles from said cyclone body, said discharge opening having a leading edge and a top edge in relation to a flow path of entrained particles within the particle-contaminated gas stream, and wherein said top edge extends at an acute angle relative to said leading edge.