Filter device and separating apparatus

Abstract

A filter device has a support tube, which has an inner face and an outer face and which forms an interior adjoining the inner face, into which interior an inlet opening leads, the support tube having through-openings, which connect the interior to a surrounding space adjoining the outer face of the support tube, and a first filter element, which has an inner face and an outer face. The first filter element is disposed in the interior of the support tube and the outer face of the first filter element is adjacent to the inner face of the support tube. A support body is disposed in the interior of the support tube and the support body adjoins the inner face of the first filter element. The filter device can be disposed in a filter housing and, in particular, can also be used in separating water from hydrocarbons.

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