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Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed which receives flue gases from a flue gas source, reduces the velocity of the gases, and maintains the gases at a reduced substantially uniform velocity for delivery to a cooling tower. The apparatus includes a conduit for receiving the gases at a first velocity from the flue gas source. The conduit has a longitudinal slot formed therein at the uppermost portion thereof. A tank having respective side surfaces is in communication with the tower and is positioned on the conduit; the tank overlies the conduit and receives gases from the longitudinal slot in the conduit. A plurality of arcuately-shaped, inclined, spaced-apart deflectors contact gases having the first velocity entering the tank, thereby reducing the velocity of the gases to a second reduced velocity, controlling the velocity of the gases received in the tank, and maintaining the gases on the side surface of the tank at a substantially uniform velocity. Drop separator panels are disposed in each side surface, whereby the gases having a uniform velocity pass therethrough to the tower. In a preferred embodiment, the spacing between the deflectors and the angle of inclination of the deflectors are selectively adjustable.

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