TW201027018A - Alternative precooling arrangement - Google Patents

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Publication number: TW201027018A
Authority: TW; Taiwan
Prior art keywords: stream; refrigeration system; cooling; refrigerant; compressor
Prior art date: 2008-12-12

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TW098141992A

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Mark Julian Roberts

Christopher Michael Ott

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Air Prod & Chem

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2008-12-12

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2010-07-16

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