(under the class definition) Apparatus wherein fluid flows tangentially of a container in a manner to produce a whirling motion or there is driven means to rotate the fluid.
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304, for a tangential inlet, or spiral or convolute baffle in combination with a filter.
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55, Gas Separation,
400+, and 447+ for similar type gas separators.
209, Classifying, Separating, and Assorting Solids,
725+, for methods and apparatus for removing plural grades or classes of solids from a liquid suspension and subclasses 710+ for analogous treatment of a gaseous suspension.