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A device for separating moisture from a gas flow which is vented from an interior region of an aircraft to a region exterior to the aircraft. In a preferred embodiment, a vessel having an inlet port coupled to the interior region of the aircraft, an outlet port coupled to the region exterior to the

A device for separating moisture from a gas flow which is vented from an interior region of an aircraft to a region exterior to the aircraft. In a preferred embodiment, a vessel having an inlet port coupled to the interior region of the aircraft, an outlet port coupled to the region exterior to the aircraft, and at least one baffle member positioned between the inlet port and the outlet port. The baffle member extends away from a wall of the vessel, at least partially transverse to a flow of gas passing through the vessel from the inlet port to the outlet port. The flow passes adjacent to the at least one baffle member such that a surface of the baffle member collects moisture thereon. The moisture is returned, via a canted vessel surface, through the inlet port of the vessel and to the interior region of the aircraft.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A device for venting gas from an interior compartment of an aircraft, comprising:a vessel having at least one vessel wall, the vessel further having an inlet port and an outlet port, the inlet sort being configured to be in fluid communication with an interior region of the interio

[ We claim:] [1.] A device for venting gas from an interior compartment of an aircraft, comprising:a vessel having at least one vessel wall, the vessel further having an inlet port and an outlet port, the inlet sort being configured to be in fluid communication with an interior region of the interior compartment, at least a portion of the vessel wall being canted toward the inlet port to direct moisture thereto;at least one baffle member positioned within the vessel between the inlet port and the outlet port, the baffle member having at least one collection surface positioned at least partially transverse to a flow of gas passing through the vessel, the flow of gas passing from the interior compartment through the inlet port to the outlet port, the collection surface being positioned to collect moisture from the flow of gas;an outlet conduit connected to the outlet port of the vessel, the outlet conduit being in fluid communication with a region exterior to the aircraft when the vessel is installed in the aircraft to evacuate the flow of gas from the interior compartment when a pressure in the exterior region is less than a pressure within the interior region of the interior compartment, the outlet conduit having a conduit wall with at least one conduit aperture therein to entrain gas from a region exterior to the interior compartment and interior to the aircraft; anda guard member positioned between the conduit aperture and a solid material positioned proximate the guard member, the guard member having at least one guard member aperture therein positioned to allow gas to pass therethrough and into the at least one conduit aperture, the guard member aperture being sufficiently small to at least restrict motion of the solid material into the at least one conduit aperture.