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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sheldrake, Alan L.
Handbook of electrical engineering : for practitioners in the oil, gas, and petrochemical
industry / Alan L. Sheldrake.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-471-49631-6 (alk. paper)
1. Electric machinery–Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Petroleum engineering–Equipment
and supplies–Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title.
TK2000.S52 2003

621.31 042–dc21
2002192434
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