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This report covers design and fabrication of a boilerplate separator for air breathing engines. The boilerplate air separator was designed to accept 100 lbs. of saturated air vapor at pressures up to 250 psia and separate this vapr into product oxygen liquid of approximately 90% purity and waste nitrogen vapor of about 98% purity. The unit is representative of future airborne units in radial dimensions and general arrangement of components. It utilizes the double column cycle, the major components of which are a high pressure column, a low pressure column, and a reboiler-condenser. Mechanical construction of the boilerplate separators features a modular approach in that major components as well as individual trays and heat transfer disks can be removed from the unit.