| CPC B64D 13/06 (2013.01) [B01D 53/265 (2013.01); B01D 53/30 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0662 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A method for dehumidifying a perforated acoustic skin, the method comprising:
disposing a sheet of material over the perforated acoustic skin, the perforated acoustic skin comprising a plurality of perforations in fluid communication with a core of the perforated acoustic skin;
sealing a periphery of the sheet of material to the perforated acoustic skin to form a cavity between the sheet of material and the perforated acoustic skin;
disposing a dehumidifier in fluid communication with the cavity, the dehumidifier comprises at least one of a refrigeration dehumidifier or an absorption/adsorption dehumidifier;
activating the dehumidifier to remove moist air from the core; and
removing the sheet of material from the perforated acoustic skin before a subsequent flight of an aircraft upon which the perforated acoustic skin is located.
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