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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pekka Koskinen, Kotka, FI;
Assignee:
EV Group Oy, Karhula, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 4/514 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 4/514 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for separating droplets and/or solid particles from a gas. The apparatus includes a shell defining a space. An impeller in the space and a gas inlet duct through the shell are arranged for introducing gas with liquid and/or solid particles into the space. A driving device rotates the impeller. One or several openings are arranged around the shell. At least a major portion of the liquid and/or solid particles exit through the openings and may be carried into a collecting space which may be outside the shell.