CENTRIFUGAL

COMPRESSORS
A Basic Guide

Dr. Meherwan P.Boyce, P.E.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Boyce, Meherwan P.
Centrifugal compressors : a basic guide / by Meherwan P. Boyce
p. cm
ISBN 0-87814-801-9
ISBN 978-0-87814-801-1
1. Compressors. I. Title.
TJ267.5.C5 B59 2002
621.51--dc21
2002029815
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