Abstract: Illustrated and described is an apparatus for the separation of liquid drops or particulate solids from a gas stream comprising a plurality of parallel separator plates, a flow passage being formed between every two separator plates, each separator plate having at least one wave crest disposed approximately in its center and two wave troughs disposed at its edge on the inlet side and the outlet side, respectively, and forming an inlet section and an outlet section, respectively, as well as impingement-wall sections formed between the wave crest and the wave troughs, a main phase-separator chamber open in a direction counter to the direction of the gas flow being formed externally on the wave crest.In accordance with the invention, high separation efficiency with low pressure drop or low energy loss is obtained by providing an inlet nozzle formed in the inlet section, the gas stream being directable by means of the inlet nozzle onto the region on the inlet side of the opposite impingement-wall section.

Abstract: A droplet separator for removing drops of liquid from a gas stream comprises a stack of corrugated plates each of which is generally planar but has a plurality of corrugations formed by alternating crests and troughs of given wavelength and amplitude. The troughs of adjacent plates register with one another to define flow passages for the gas stream extending generally in a flow direction between the inlet and outlet sides of the stack. The crests of adjacent plates contact one another between the flow passages and each of the flow passages is formed with at least two bends in the plate plane effecting direction change in the gas flowing therethrough. The corrugations are all of trapezoidal cross section.

Abstract: A uniflow cyclone separator for the removal of solid or liquid particles from a gas stream comprises a housing forming a flow path with a central body from which swirl-generating vanes extend outwardly. The housing is surrounded by a collection chamber and the vanes are formed with collection edges and channels which open through the housing wall into this chamber. Downstream of the swirl-generating vanes are outlet slots which are pitched substantially transverse to the cyclonic stream of the gas.

Abstract: An apparatus for the separation of liquid droplets or fine-particulate solids from a gas stream entraining same in which a plurality of geometrically identical separator plates define flow passages between them for the gas. The plates are formed with corrugations and the crests or troughs of the corrugations are provided with phase-separating chambers open in the direction of the oncoming gas stream. The gas stream entering the gaps at the inlet sides of the phase-separating chambers precipitates the liquid or solids which are conducted downwardly along chambers formed by the phase-separating chambers which are oriented vertically. According to the invention, the successive corrugations (i.e. successive crests or troughs) of each separator plate in the direction of flow are provided with decreasing heights (measured perpendicularly to a median plane through the plate) and the successive corrugations are of decreasing width in the direction of flow of the gas.