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Acknowledgments

The authors are indebted to a number of compressor manufacturers for
granting permission to use copyrighted material for this text. First among
these is Dresser-Rand's Olean, New York, facility—successor company
to John Hoefner's original employer, The Worthington Compressor Com-
pany of Buffalo, New York. We also acknowledge Ingersoll-Dresser
(Painted Post, New York), Sulzer-Burckhardt (Wmterthur, Switzerland)
for allowing us to use material on labyrinth piston machines, and Nuovo
Pignone (Florence, Italy) whose input on ethylene hyper-compressors
originated from one of their technical publications, Quaderni Pignone.
The reader should note that this text was originally compiled for a
three-day intense course presented by the authors for the Center for Pro-
fessional Advancement, East Brunswick, New Jersey. Please contact the
center for information on in-plant and public presentations.

Disclaimer

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sources. It is believed to be reliable and to represent the best current
opinion or practice relative to this topic. Neither the authors nor the
equipment manufacturers or the publisher offers any warranty, guarantee,
or representations as to its absolute correctness or sufficiency. The
authors, equipment manufacturers, and publisher assume no responsibili-
ty in connection therewith; nor should it be assumed that all acceptable
safety and regulatory measures are contained herein, or that other or
additional information may or may not be required under particular or
exceptional conditions or circumstances.