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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to Process Equipment | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Basic Hand Tools | |
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| Rotary Equipment | |
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| Stationary Equipment | |
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| Equipment Checklists | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Valves | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Valve Applications and Theory of Operation | |
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| Gate Valves | |
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| Globe Valves | |
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| Ball Valves | |
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| Check Valves | |
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| Butterfly Valves | |
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| Plug Valves | |
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| Diaphragm Valves | |
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| Relief and Safety Valves | |
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| Automatic Valves | |
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| Valve Symbols | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Piping and Vessels | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Piping | |
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| Vessels | |
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| Materials: Carbon Steel and Alloys, and Nonferrous Alloys | |
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| Inspection | |
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| Vessel Design Sheets | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Pumps | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Pump Applications and Classification | |
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| Internal Slip | |
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| Dynamic Pumps | |
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| Centrifugal Pumps | |
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| Axial Pumps | |
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| Jet Pumps | |
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| Positive Displacement Pumps | |
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| Rotary Pumps | |
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| Reciprocating Pumps | |
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| Startup, Shutdown, and Troubleshooting | |
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| Pump Symbols | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Compressors | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Compressor Applications and Classification | |
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| Dynamic Compressors | |
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| Blowers and Fans | |
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| Positive-Displacement Compressors | |
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| Supporting Equipment in a Compressor System | |
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| Startup, Shutdown, and Troubleshooting of Compressor Systems | |
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| Compressor Symbols | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Turbines and Motors | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Kinds of Turbines | |
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| History of Steam Turbines | |
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| Operating Principles of Steam Turbines | |
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| Basic Components of a Steam Turbine | |
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| Steam Turbine Problems | |
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| Start Up a Steam Turbine | |
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| Gas Turbines | |
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| Electric Motors | |
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| Turbine and Motor Symbols | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Heat Exchangers | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Types of Heat Exchangers | |
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| Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | |
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| Double-Pipe Heat Exchanger | |
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| Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers | |
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| Reboilers | |
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| Plate and Frame Heat Exchangers | |
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| Spiral Heat Exchangers | |
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| Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers | |
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| Heat Exchangers and Systems | |
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| Heat Exchanger Symbols | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Cooling Towers | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Cooling Tower Applications and Theory of Operation | |
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| Basic Components of a Cooling Tower | |
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| Cooling Tower Classification | |
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| Atmospheric Cooling Tower | |
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| Natural-Draft Cooling Tower | |
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| Forced-Draft Cooling Tower | |
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| Induced-Draft Cooling Tower | |
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| Water-Cooling System | |
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| The Trouble with Water | |
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| Cooling Tower Symbols | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Boilers | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Boiler Applications and Basic Operation | |
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| Fire Tube Boilers | |
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| Water Tube Boilers | |
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| Boiler Operation | |
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| Steam Systems | |
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| Steam System Symbols | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Furnaces | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Furnace Applications and Theory of Operation | |
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| Basic Components of a Furnace | |
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| Furnace Types | |
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| Cabin Furnace | |
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| Cylindrical Furnace | |
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| Box Furnace | |
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| Common Furnace Problems and Solutions | |
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| Furnace Symbols | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Instruments | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Basic Instruments | |
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| Temperature Measurement | |
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| Pressure Measurement | |
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| Fluid Flow Measurement | |
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| Level Measurement | |
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| Basic Elements of a Control Loop | |
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| Final Control Elements | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Process Diagrams | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Types of Process Diagrams | |
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| Basic Instrument Symbols | |
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| Flow Diagrams | |
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| Process and Instrument Drawings | |
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| Review of Basic and Specialized Symbols | |
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| Sources of Information for Process Technicians | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Utility Systems | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Introduction to Process Systems | |
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| Raw Water and Fire Water System | |
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| Boiler Feed Water Treatment | |
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| Cooling Water System | |
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| Air and Nitrogen Systems | |
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| Gas Systems | |
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| Electrical Systems | |
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| Steam Systems | |
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| Industrial Sewer System | |
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| Refrigeration System | |
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| Relief and Flare Systems | |
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| Flare Systems | |
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| Storage Systems | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Reactor Systems | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Introduction to Reactions | |
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| Continuous and Batch Reactors | |
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| Stirred Reactors | |
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| Fixed Bed Reactors | |
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| Fluidized Bed Reactors | |
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| Tubular Reactors | |
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| Reaction Furnaces | |
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| General Reactor Design Considerations | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Distillation Systems | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Overview of Distillation Systems | |
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| History of Distillation | |
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| Principles of Distillation | |
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| Two Distillation Examples | |
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| Plate Columns | |
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| Packed Columns | |
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| Plate Distillation System | |
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| Troubleshooting a Distillation System | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Extraction and Other Separation Systems | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Extraction | |
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| Absorption Columns | |
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| Stripping Columns | |
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| Adsorption | |
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| Scrubber | |
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| Water Treatment System | |
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| Crystallization | |
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| Solvent Dewaxing | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Plastics Systems | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Plastics | |
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| Granule Storage and Feed Systems | |
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| Blending Systems | |
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| Extruder | |
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| Product Drying and Storage System | |
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| Summary | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |