AU2008322758B2 - Method for initiating a cooling cycle with a hydrocarbon mixture - Google Patents

Method for initiating a cooling cycle with a hydrocarbon mixture Download PDF

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Publication number: AU2008322758B2
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: refrigeration circuit; gas; natural gas; mol; refrigerant fluid
Prior art date: 2007-09-04
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Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
FR0706182A FR2920529B1 (fr)	2007-09-04	2007-09-04	Procede de demarrage d'un cycle de refrigeration a melange d'hydrocarbures.
FR0706182		2007-09-04
PCT/FR2008/001223 WO2009063142A2 (fr)	2007-09-04	2008-09-02	Procede de demarrage d'un cycle de refrigeration a melange d'hydrocarbures

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