Term: inertial separator
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03029

Definition:
Any dry type collector which utilizes the relatively greater inertia of particles to effect their removal from a gas stream; e.g. cyclonic and impingement separators, gravity settling chambers and high-velocity gas reversal chambers.

Related Terms:
1) impingement (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I02989).

Source: PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2196 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

Citation: 'inertial separator' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03029

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