VALVES MAN UAL

International

Handbook of
Valves and Actuators
Edited by

Brian Nesbitt

Elsevier
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First edition 2007

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ISBN: 978-1-85617-494-7

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Published by Elsevier in association with Roles & Associates Ltd

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