Abstract: A system for separating an air-liquid mixture in a low gravity environment is disclosed having a high speed separator to initially process the air-liquid mixture. A second, low-speed separator has its inlet connected to the liquid discharge outlet of the high speed separator in order to remove the entrained air bubbles from the liquid discharge of the high speed separator. The low speed separator has a stationary housing enclosing a rotating, paddle-type separator. The housing defines a liquid collector portion which communicates directly with a liquid discharge outlet. Air removed by the low speed separator may be vented to the ambient atmosphere, or may be returned to the air-liquid mixture inlet of the high speed separator.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing liquid from an air liquid separator is disclosed having a rotatable chamber in communication with the liquid collecting portion of the air-liquid separator such that liquid from the separator may enter the interior of the chamber. A drive motor is associated with the chamber to rotate the chamber such that water collects on the interior of a peripheral wall. A pitot tube extends into the interior of the chamber and has an inlet end adjacent to the inside of the peripheral wall such that water may enter the tubes as the chamber rotates. The other end of the pitot tube extends exteriorly of the apparatus. Rotation of the chamber will cause water to enter the pitot tube and pass through the tube to the exterior of the device.