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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Francis A. L. Dullien, Drumbo, Ontario, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/916 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/916 ;
Abstract
A mechanical separator intended to collect particles contained in gaseous effluents smaller than or of the order of one micrometer in size, includes at least one channel for turbulent flow of the effluents, preferably several parallel channels formed in a porous structure having particle collection surfaces. The separator also has a series of small elements made of ultrafine fibers, the elements being fixed to the surface of the particle collecting surfaces.