u201c gas buster u201d or separator is a mechanical cyclone mixed gas liquid e g emulsion enters the cyclone tangentially at a major diameter of the cyclone so that the mixture flows in a substantially tangential spiral within the cyclone due to centrifugal force the less dense gas migrates toward the longitudinal axis of the cyclone about which flow spirals and exits the cyclone on the axis at the top the more dense liquid phase continues in tangential flow downward in a decreasing diameter toward an outlet at the bottom of the cyclone the u201c top u201d and u201c bottom u201d of the cyclone are relative though such terms are often used in relation to the earth in one embodiment a miniature cyclone is placed on a piston movable through a damping fluid filled cylinder the top of the cyclone is attached to a flexible or telescopic tube that has an outlet end in fluid communication with a region of the suspension damper normally containing gas the lower end of the cyclone is in fluid communication with a trailing side of the piston and the cyclone inlet is in communication with a leading side of the piston such a piston would u201c scrub u201d the damping fluid of gas on every stroke of the piston through the damping cylinder in one embodiment the separator comprises an abrupt 180 degree flow direction change the principle of the 180 degree bend or flow tube is similar to that of the cyclone in that they both.