DE69627687D1 - Verflüssigungsapparat - Google Patents

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DE69627687D1
DE69627687D1 DE69627687T DE69627687T DE69627687D1 DE 69627687 D1 DE69627687 D1 DE 69627687D1 DE 69627687 T DE69627687 T DE 69627687T DE 69627687 T DE69627687 T DE 69627687T DE 69627687 D1 DE69627687 D1 DE 69627687D1
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refrigerant
fed
support structure
natural gas
heat exchangers
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Alfred Dubar
Ming Tu Oliver Leh
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BHP Petroleum Pty Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB9520303.0A external-priority patent/GB9520303D0/en
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