General Electric Company
CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING

Abstract:

A centrifugal separator includes a stator assembly (114) that includes at least one housing (116), and a rotor assembly (112) positioned within the at least one housing. The rotor assembly includes a rotor shaft (132), an array of longitudinal fins (189) extending radially outward from the rotor shaft, and a plurality of separator vanes (134) coupled to the array of longitudinal fins. Each separator vane includes a plurality of longitudinal slots (194) defined therein and configured to align with the array of longitudinal fins such that the plurality of separator vanes are rotationally interlocked with the array of longitudinal fins.