Device for the intermediate storage of condensation water

A device for the intermediate storage of condensation water from a flowing air-water mixture, said device comprising:

• an inlet area;
• a swirl body in the inlet area, which swirl body causes an inflowing air-water mixture to rotate;
• a venturi tube, by which the air-water mixture leaves the device;
• a ring groove is arranged downstream of the swirl body, in which water accumulates due to the swirl;
• a plurality of suction pipes by which water accumulated in the ring groove is sucked into the venturi tube;
• an expansion zone having an expanded cross-section, in which splashing water accumulates due to a flow rate reduction and due to the swirl, an interior surface of the expansion zone having a step-shaped construction for generating an increased surface adhesion force;
• a plurality of separating metal sheets in the expansion zone, which metal sheets are disposed to brake the swirl and bind accumulated gushing water by adhesion forces, and guide it by capillary forces to the interior surface of the expansion zone;
• wherein, gushing water accumulated at ends of the separating metal sheets is sucked via suction pipes into the venturi tube for delayed return of the splashing water into the air-water mixture.