NL160078B - PROCEDURE FOR LIQUEFIING AND SUBCOOLING NITROGEN CONTAINING NATURAL GAS BY HEAT EXCHANGE WITH A NUMBER OF CASCADE SWITCHED, EACH CLOSED CIRCUITS CONTINUING ONLY ONE PRESSURE STAGE. - Google Patents

PROCEDURE FOR LIQUEFIING AND SUBCOOLING NITROGEN CONTAINING NATURAL GAS BY HEAT EXCHANGE WITH A NUMBER OF CASCADE SWITCHED, EACH CLOSED CIRCUITS CONTINUING ONLY ONE PRESSURE STAGE.

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NL160078B
NL160078B NL6818394.A NL6818394A NL160078B NL 160078 B NL160078 B NL 160078B NL 6818394 A NL6818394 A NL 6818394A NL 160078 B NL160078 B NL 160078B
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NL6818394.A 1967-12-20 1968-12-20 PROCEDURE FOR LIQUEFIING AND SUBCOOLING NITROGEN CONTAINING NATURAL GAS BY HEAT EXCHANGE WITH A NUMBER OF CASCADE SWITCHED, EACH CLOSED CIRCUITS CONTINUING ONLY ONE PRESSURE STAGE. NL160078C (en)

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