Gas drying apparatus

Claim 1

Apparatus for removing suspended matter from gases comprising a vessel having a transverse baffle plate extending thereacross to form separate input and output zones in said vessel and having openings for the passage of gases between said zones, and separating units disposed in registration with said openings, each such unit comprising a central pipe through which said gas stream passes into said outlet zone, means in said pipe to cause rotation of said gas stream for concentrating said suspended matter centrifugally in the peripheral portion of said stream, a cap disposed above the discharge end of said pipe and having an annular concave surface adapted to deflect the outer peripheral portion of said stream downwardly in a reverse direction around the outer surface of said pipe while retaining their rotation and having a downwardly extending skirt spaced beyond said pipe to form an annular passage for said gases and terminating above said baffle plate to provide an annular discharge opening for said gases to be further deflected by said plate into said output zone, said cap having a central opening through which the central portion of said gas stream passes directly into said output zone, and spray means disposed in advance of said plate.