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To my wqe, Sue, for her
patient encouragement and help

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APPLIED PROCESS DESIGN FOR
CHEMICAL AND PETROCHEMICAL
PLANTS
Volume 1, Third Edition

Copyright 0 1999 by Butterworth-Heinemann. All rights
reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This book,
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ludwig, Ernest E.
Applied process design for chemical and petrochemical
plants / Ernest E. Ludwig. - 3rd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-88415-025-9 (v. 1)
1. Chemical plants-Equipment and supplies. 2. Petroleum
industry and trade-Equipment and supplies. I. Title.
TP 155.5.L8 1994
660’ .283-d~20 9413383
CIP
Originally published by Gulf Publishing Company,
Houston, TX.
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