Patent ID: 7387653

Claim:
An assembly for separating particulates from a fluid stream, comprising: a primary centrifuge collector receiving said fluid stream having said particulates, said primary centrifuge comprising an outer housing and a generally horizontal egress conveying said fluid stream away from said primary centrifuge collector, said primary centrifuge collector removing a first portion of said particulates; and a secondary centrifuge collector comprising a plurality of secondary centrifuge units positioned within a secondary centrifuge collector housing, each secondary collector unit receiving a portion of said fluid stream from said primary centrifuge collector and removing a second portion of said particulates from said fluid stream, each said secondary centrifuge collector unit comprising an outer cylinder having a generally flat reflexive plate, a generally cylindrical outlet element terminating in a cone frustum aligning with said reflexive plate, and a vaned outlet element, said vanes attached to an outer surface of the outlet element and disposed concentrically with respect to the outer cylinder.