CPC B01D 45/16 (2013.01) [B33Y 80/00 (2014.12)] | 10 Claims |
1. An inertial filter, comprising:
a planar porous material; and
an array of helical passages receiving at least a mixture of at least gas and liquid, each helical passage of the array of helical passages extending from a top surface of the porous planar material to a bottom surface of the porous planar material, the helical passages configured to passively induce centrifugal accelerations that drive liquid of the liquid/gas mixture to outer walls of the array of helical passages where droplets impinge onto the porous planar material and are absorbed, and then are driven by wicking capillary forces away from the helical passage walls.
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