separating-chamber

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. An enlargement in a flue or passage made in order that the velocity of flow through it may be reduced and time be given for dust or other solid matter in suspension to settle.
2. n. A space in which water may be allowed or compelled to separate from a current of steam, leaving the latter to move out of it dry and free from suspended water.
3. n. A chamber or device by which or in which oil moving in a current of steam or water may be caught and separated from it.