Abstract: A device for separating heavier particles from fluid including liquids or solids from a gaseous fluid or solids from a liquid fluid includes a housing having an inlet and outlet spaced from one another so as to define a passage therebetween and a plurality of undulated deflecting elements in horizontally spaced vertical relationship within the passage parallel to the flow direction. Each deflecting element includes a plurality of cavities defining individual gullies for separating heavier particles from the fluid located at spaced locations along the lengths thereof.

Abstract: A means for separating liquids from a gaseous medium with undulated deviating elements which are arranged adjacent to each other in the direction of flow of the gaseous medium. These deviating elements within the region of their crests have catching troughs open in a direction counter to the direction of flow of the gaseous medium for the liquid to be separated from the latter. The catching troughs which, when looking in the direction of flow of the gaseous medium are located in the front region of the means, are within their inlet region each provided with a front and a rear confinement with the front confinement being overlapped by the rear confinement, the catching troughs located in the rear region of the means being free from confinements overlapping each other. The rear confinements of at least a part of said catching troughs lead into a groove followed by the closed confinement of the next following catching trough.