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(43) Date of publication: 02.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/36 (21) Application number: 12777918.9 (22) Date of filing: 25.10.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F23B 99/00(2006.01) F23C 3/00(2006.01) F23C 1/06(2006.01) F23D 1/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2012/071152 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/063740 (01.05.2014 Gazette 2014/18)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (71) Applicant: European Space Agency 75738 Paris Cedex 15 (FR)	(72) Inventors: JARVIS, David John Voorschoten (NL) LARSSON, Martin S-66050 Vålberg (SE) (74) Representative: Plougmann & Vingtoft A/S  Rued Langgaards Vej 8 2300 Copenhagen S 2300 Copenhagen S (DK)