Separator device with rotor having peripheral carriers for separating solid particles from a gas stream

Apparatus for continuously separating a stream of solid particles in a gas comprising a housing having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape and an inner peripheral wall, and including a tangential inlet for said stream of solid particles in a gas, a first outlet for said solid particles and a second outlet for said gas, a rotor rotatably mounted within said housing for rotation therein, said rotor including a plurality of carriers thereabout, said carriers extending outwardly in the direction towards said peripheral wall of said housing in order to affect the supply of said particulate material and said gas, said tangential inlet and said first outlet being disposed on the periphery of said housing spaced from each other in the circumferential direction, and airtight discharge means associated with said first outlet, said second outlet being located centrally in said housing.