Patent ID: 8632624

Claim:
A fluid trap apparatus comprising: an inlet configured to receive a flow of a composite fluid into the apparatus, the composite fluid having at least a first fluid and a second fluid; an outer wall physically connected to the inlet, the outer wall defining an interior chamber; a flow diffuser interposed within the interior chamber, the flow diffuser directs the flow of the composite fluid to circulate through the interior chamber, wherein the first fluid and the second fluid separate as the composite fluid circulates through the interior chamber; a first outlet physically connected to the outer wall, the first outlet configured to expel a flow of the separated first fluid out of the apparatus; and a second outlet disposed through the outer wall and configured to expel a flow of the separated second fluid out of the apparatus, wherein the separated second fluid aggregates about the second outlet, and the second outlet is operable between a first configuration to retain the separated second fluid within the interior chamber and a second configuration to expel the separated second fluid.