Compressed gas assisted inertial impactor with elastomeric nozzles

A gas-liquid separator comprising:

• a housing comprising a flange extending from a portion of the housing;
• a baffle coupled to the housing such that a first inlet is defined between the flange and a portion of the baffle, the first inlet structured to receive a blowby gas stream, the blowby gas stream having a first flow velocity, the baffle comprising:
• a second inlet structured to receive a compressed gas, and
• at least one outlet tube disposed opposite the second inlet and extending axially into the housing, the at least one outlet tube structured to communicate the compressed gas into the housing;
• at least one elastomeric nozzle fluidly coupled to the first inlet and positioned around at least a portion of a corresponding outlet tube, the at least one elastomeric nozzle structured to combine the blowby gas stream with the compressed gas such that the compressed gas causes the blowby gas stream to flow at a second flow velocity greater than the first flow velocity;
• and
• an impaction plate disposed downstream of the elastomeric nozzle such that the blowby gas stream impacts the impaction plate and separates liquid and aerosol contained in the blowby gas stream.