Centrifugal water separator for a fuel cell system

A fuel cell system comprising:

• a fuel cell stack;
• and
• a separator in fluid communication with the fuel cell stack, the separator including:
• first and second ends connected by a vertical side wall and forming a separation chamber,
• an outlet conduit provided by a single walled tube connected to the first end and extending into the chamber, an outer side of the tube, the side wall, and the first end defining a channel,
• an inlet conduit tangentially connected to the wall within the channel,
• a liquid drain connected to the second end;
• and
• a divider extending from the side wall across the separation chamber and positioned between the outlet conduit and the second end;
• wherein the vertical side wall of the separation chamber, the outlet conduit, and the liquid drain are positioned along a longitudinal axis of the separator to be coaxial with one another;
• wherein the chamber of the separator is unobstructed between the divider and an entrance to the outlet conduit;
• and
• wherein the entrance and an inside of the outlet conduit is unobstructed for flow therethrough.