AU586894B2

AU586894B2 – Liquid-vapour contact method and apparatus
– Google Patents

AU586894B2 – Liquid-vapour contact method and apparatus
– Google Patents
Liquid-vapour contact method and apparatus

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Publication number
AU586894B2

AU586894B2
AU63546/86A
AU6354686A
AU586894B2
AU 586894 B2
AU586894 B2
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AU 63546/86 A
AU63546/86 A
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Prior art keywords
liquid
contact method
vapour contact
vapour
contact
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1985-10-04
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David Charles Fletcher Gladman
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BOC Group Ltd

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1985-10-04
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1986-10-03
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1989-07-27
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1986-10-03
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1987-04-09
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1989-07-27
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1989-07-27
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2006-10-03
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F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE

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Liquid-vapour contact method and apparatus

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1985-10-04
1985-10-04
Liquid-vapour contact

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1986-09-12

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Liquid-vapour contact method and apparatus

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