A whirlpool separator is composed of a casing and a drive shaft, wherein the casing is internally provided with a casing cavity and the drive shaft; the casing cavity is internally provided with a whirlpool wheel connected with the drive shaft; the whirlpool wheel is internally provided with a whirlpool chamber the middle of which is provided with a whirlpool chamber inlet, and the periphery of the whirlpool chamber is provided with a whirlpool chamber outlet; and the casing cavity is provided with a casing cavity inlet arranged corresponding to the whirlpool chamber inlet, and the casing cavity is provided with a casing cavity outlet. The whirlpool separator in the invention adopts a brand new separation principle and a method, makes full use of circular motion and fluid motion, and utilizes a whirlpool the rotation speed of which increases from the periphery to the center progressively to separate the fluid therein. The invention can be widely applicable to the fields of sewage treatment, refuse treatment, oredressing, sea water desalination, ocean chemical industry, hydrogen production, oxygen production, nano material manufacture, carbon dioxide decomposition, harmful gas decomposition, air conditioning, refrigeration, reactor, oil refining, air purification, dust abatement, dust absorption and the like, can provide inexhaustible clean energy, can thoroughly solve the energy problem and leads to industrial revolution in various industries.