Separating device and use of a separating device

A separating device for removing solid particles from fluids, comprising:

• a stack of at least three annular discs defining a central annular region along a central axis, each annular disc having an upper side and an underside, wherein every second annular disc in the stack each has two or more spacers distributed over the circumference of the upper side of the annular disc such that adjacent spacers are separated by an interspace corresponding to the distance between the adjacent spacers;
• and two or more spacers distributed over the circumference of the underside of the annular disc such that adjacent spacers are separated by an interspace corresponding to the distance between the adjacent spacers, and wherein the upper side and the underside of the respectively adjacent annular discs do not comprise any spacers, and wherein the spacers of the upper side of each annular disc contact the underside of the adjacent annular disc, and wherein the annular discs are stacked in such a way that a separating gap for the removal of solid particles is present in each case between adjacent annular discs, and wherein each of the one or more spacers have a planar contact area of between 4 and 100 mm2 with the adjacent annular disc, and wherein every upper side of an annular disc which has one or more spacers has an elevation projecting from the upper side of the annular disc continuously extending along the entire outer circumference of the annular disc at the separating gap, and wherein every underside of an annular disc which has one or more spacers has an elevation projecting from the underside of the annular disc continuously extending along the entire outer circumference of the annular disc at the separating gap.