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(43) Date of publication: 22.08.2018 Bulletin 2018/34 (21) Application number: 16730189.4 (22) Date of filing: 08.06.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25J 3/04(2006.01) F04D 25/06(2006.01) F04D 27/02(2006.01) F04D 17/12(2006.01) F04D 25/16(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/036347 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/065844 (20.04.2017 Gazette 2017/16)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 15.10.2015 US 201514883870 (71) Applicant: Praxair Technology Inc. Danbury, CT 06810 (US)

(72) Inventors: SCHWARZ, Carl, L. East Aurora, NY 14052 (US) ROSEN, Lee, J. Buffalo, NY 14214 (US) DEGENSTEIN, Nick, J. East Amherst, NY 14051 (US) HOWARD, Henry, E. Grand Island, NY 14072 (US) CHEN, Reh-Lin Williamsville, NY 14221 (US) ABDELWAHAB, Ahmed, F. Clarence Center, NY 14032 (US) (74) Representative: Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB  Patentanwälte Bauerstrasse 22 80796 München 80796 München (DE)