ROTATIONAL PARTICLE SEPARATOR - A NEW METHOD FOR SEPARATING FINE PARTICLES AND MISTS FROM GASES

An account is given of the patented technique of the rotational partic le separator for separating solid and liquid particles of diameter 0.1 mu m and larger from gases. Attention is focussed on the working prin ciple, fluid mechanical constraints, practical designs, separation per formance, power consumption, dimensions, filter cleaning and costs. Fu rthermore, an overview is given of current developments to introduce t his technique in industrial dust removal, in electricity generation an d in the consumer goods market. The article concludes with a summary o f the features which distinguish this technique from existing filterin g methods.