Vane separator

Claim 1

Apparatus for separating droplets of liquid from gas flowing through a chamber having an inlet and an outlet comprising: first and second side plates in the chamber; first and second zigzag shaped vane plates; support means in the chamber supporting said first and second zigzag shaped vane plates between said first and second side plates and in spaced apart relation such that a zigzag shaped path is formed between said first and second vane plates, spacer means between said vanes plates, and means urging said vane plates into engagement with said spacer means, said zigzag shaped plates having one end communicating with the inlet of the chamber and another end communicating with the outlet of the chamber, said vane plates having points of inflection intermediate the opposite ends of each of said zigzag-shaped plates; each of said vane plates being shaped to form a series of zigzag shaped vane plate segments intermediate the points of inflection, each of said vane plate segments being shaped to form a series of substantially right angularly disposed surfaces arranged such that surfaces of discontinuity are formed and which define the zigzag shaped path between the points of inflection while forming pockets along each side of said zigzag shaped plates adjacent said surfaces of discontinuity; each of said vane plate segments comprising surfaces extending substantially parallel to said first and second side plates and surfaces disposed perpendicular thereto.