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Acknowledgments

General acknowledgement for the contributions of the many people who contributed to this book is presented in Volume I. This acknowledgement is for the authors of the chapters in Volume II.

The Editor would like to acknowledge with appreciation, the effort of all the chapter authors. Without their participation and willingness to put their hard-learned knowledge and experience into writing, this book would not exist.

1. The authors of the chapters in this book wish to express their appreciation as follows:

Allan M. Friis (Chapter 28) wishes to thank the assistance from Jan H. Jensen of York refrigeration and from Susanne W. Uldal.

Keith Michel and Michael Osborne (Chapter 29) wish to acknowledge with thanks the help from Per L bom, Bob Levine, Jim Read, Bjorn Sordahl, Mike Strange, Brian Woodman, Hamilton Woods and David Cusdin.

Peter Ridley (Chapter 30) wishes to thank Messer's Alan G Clarke, Rod King, and his colleagues...