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Abstract

A device for separating liquids and/or solids from a high-pressure gas stream having a cylindrical vessel fitted with a top compartment into which the gas stream is fed, a middle compartment having a number of blades set helicoidally around the axis of the vessel, and a bottom compartment for separating the gas and the liquid and/or solids. A coaxial gas discharge pipe projects upwardly from the bottom compartment through the middle and top compartments, around which helicoidal blades have been fixed, each helicoidal blade being composed of a bottom section with a constant pitch and a section with a gradually increasing pitch. Vertical baffles are fitted between the helicoidal blades which, viewed in the flow direction of the gas, extend from the discharge pipe in the direction of the inner wall of the vessel. Conical sleeve sections are provided in the separation section of the device, at the outer wall of the gas discharge pipe.

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