GAS/LIQUID SEPARATOR FOR A PNEUMATIC LINE

摘要

A separator plate (46) is provided in a dryer housing (20) which is connected to a desiccant can (22) for use in, for example, drying and cleaning the air for pneumatic lines. The separator plate includes a conical or domed section (106) surrounded by a baffle (110) which in combination, define an expansion chamber within the dryer housing. The expansion chamber is lined on its inner surfaces with a coalescing/filtering media (104) which will remove oil aerosols and vapors, and water aerosols and vapors from the air passing through the housing. The separator plate also include a ring of coalescing/filtering media (104) externally of the expansion chamber, but which the air must pass through prior to exiting the separator housing and entering the drying canister.