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					<text>SECTION F <emdash/> MECHANICAL ENGINEERING</text>
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					<text>LIGHTING</text>
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				<titlePart>
					<text>HEATING</text>
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					<text>WEAPONS</text>
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					<text>BLASTING</text>
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						<text>MACHINES</text>
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							<text>positive displacement</text>
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								<text>rotary or oscillating piston</text>
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									<text>liquid <u>and</u> elastic fluid or elastic fluid</text>
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									<text>liquid only</text>
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								<text>reciprocating piston or other</text>
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									<text>liquid <u>and</u> elastic fluid or elastic fluid</text>
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									<text>liquid only</text>
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							<text>non-positive displacement</text>
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								<text>liquid <u>and</u> elastic fluid or elastic fluid</text>
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								<text>liquid only</text>
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									<sref ref="F03B"/>
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						<text>ENGINES</text>
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							<text>positive displacement</text>
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								<text>rotary or oscillating piston</text>
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									<text>liquid <u>and</u> elastic fluid or elastic fluid</text>
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										<sref ref="F01C"/>
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									<text>liquid only</text>
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										<sref ref="F03C"/>
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								<text>reciprocating piston or other</text>
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									<text>liquid <u>and</u> elastic fluid or elastic fluid</text>
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										<sref ref="F01B"/>
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									<text>liquid only</text>
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							<text>non-positive displacement</text>
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								<text>liquid <u>and</u> elastic fluid or elastic fluid</text>
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									<sref ref="F01D"/>
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								<text>liquid only</text>
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						<text>PUMPS</text>
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							<text>positive displacement</text>
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								<text>rotary or oscillating piston</text>
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									<sref ref="F04C"/>
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								<text>reciprocating piston or other</text>
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									<sref ref="F04B"/>
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							<text>non-positive displacement</text>
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								<sref ref="F04D"/>
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				<title>
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						<text>LIGHTING</text>
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					<titlePart>
						<text>HEATING</text>
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						<text>HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL</text>
						<entryReference>heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials <sref ref="C09K0005000000"/></entryReference>
						<entryReference>arrangement or mounting of heat-exchangers in air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation <sref ref="F24F0013300000"/></entryReference>
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					<note type="number">
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							<text>In this class, the following expressions are used with the meanings indicated:</text>
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									<text>"heat exchange" means the heating or cooling of a fluid or fluent solid by direct or indirect contact with a heated or cooled fluid or fluent solid;</text>
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									<text>"heat transfer" means the heating or cooling of a fluid or fluent solid by direct contact with a heated or cooled surface or body.</text>
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							<text>Apparatus using heat exchange or heat transfer (as defined in Note (1) above) for specific purposes is classified either in subclass <sref ref="F28B"/> or in the appropriate subclasses of, for example, classes <sref ref="F22"/>, <sref ref="F24"/>, <sref ref="F25"/>, <sref ref="F26"/>, or <sref ref="F27"/>; if no such other subclass is appropriate, such apparatus is classified in subclass <sref ref="F28C"/> or <sref ref="F28D"/>.</text>
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							<text>STEAM OR VAPOUR CONDENSERS</text>
							<entryReference>condensation of vapours <sref ref="B01D0005000000"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>condensation during pretreatment of gases prior to electrostatic precipitation of dispersed particles <sref ref="B03C0003014000"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>steam engine plants having condensers <sref ref="F01K"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>liquefaction of gases <sref ref="F25J"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>details of heat-exchange or heat-transfer arrangements of general application <sref ref="F28F"/></entryReference>
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							<text>HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITHOUT CHEMICAL INTERACTION</text>
							<entryReference>safety devices in general <sref ref="F16P"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>fluid heaters having heat generating means <sref ref="F24H"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>with an intermediate heat-transfer medium coming into direct contact with heat-exchange media <mref ref="F28D0015000000" endRef="F28D0019000000"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>details of heat-exchange apparatus of general application <sref ref="F28F"/></entryReference>
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							<text>HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT</text>
							<entryReference>fluid heaters having heat generating means and heat transferring means <sref ref="F24H"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>furnaces <sref ref="F27"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>details of heat-exchange apparatus of general application <sref ref="F28F"/></entryReference>
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							<text>HEAT STORAGE PLANTS OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL</text>
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						<index>
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								<text>HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS WITHOUT INTERMEDIATE HEAT-TRANSFER MEDIA OR BODIES</text>
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									<text>With stationary conduit assemblies</text>
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										<text>for only one medium using: mass of fluid; trickle or film; the cooling effect of evaporation </text>
										<references><sref ref="F28D0001000000"/>; <sref ref="F28D0003000000"/>; <sref ref="F28D0005000000"/></references>
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										<text>for both media: by tubular conduits; by plate-like conduits </text>
										<references><sref ref="F28D0007000000"/>; <sref ref="F28D0009000000"/></references>
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									<text>With moving conduit assemblies </text>
									<references><sref ref="F28D0011000000"/></references>
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									<text>With fluidised bed </text>
									<references><sref ref="F28D0013000000"/></references>
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								<text>HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS WITH INTERMEDIATE HEAT-TRANSFER MEDIA OR BODIES</text>
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									<text>With the intermediate medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls </text>
									<references><sref ref="F28D0015000000"/></references>
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									<text>In which the intermediate medium or body is contacted successively by the other media </text>
									<references><sref ref="F28D0017000000"/>, <sref ref="F28D0019000000"/></references>
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								<text>HEAT STORAGE PLANTS OR APPARATUS </text>
								<references><sref ref="F28D0020000000"/></references>
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								<text>OTHER HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS </text>
								<references><sref ref="F28D0021000000"/></references>
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			<ipcEntry kind="u" symbol="F28F" ipcLevel="C" entryType="K" lang="EN" nocore="yes">
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					<title>
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							<text>DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION</text>
							<entryReference>water or air traps, air venting <sref ref="F16"/></entryReference>
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								<text>DETAILS AND THEIR ARRANGEMENTS</text>
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									<text>Elements for heat exchange or transfer and assemblies thereof</text>
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										<text>tubular; plate-like; for movement; others </text>
										<references><sref ref="F28F0001000000"/>; <sref ref="F28F0003000000"/>; <sref ref="F28F0005000000"/>; <sref ref="F28F0007000000"/></references>
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										<text>auxiliary supports for elements; sealing </text>
										<references><sref ref="F28F0009000000"/>; <sref ref="F28F0011000000"/></references>
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									<text>Casings and header boxes </text>
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										<sref ref="F28F0009000000"/>
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									<text>Preventing deposits or corrosion </text>
									<references><sref ref="F28F0017000000"/>, <sref ref="F28F0019000000"/></references>
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									<text>Special features of heat-exchange apparatus</text>
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										<text>characterised by the selection of: constructional material; intermediate heat-exchange material </text>
										<references><sref ref="F28F0021000000"/>; <sref ref="F28F0023000000"/></references>
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										<text>component parts of trickle coolers </text>
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											<sref ref="F28F0025000000"/>
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								<text>MODIFYING HEAT-TRANSFER; CONTROL OF APPARATUS </text>
								<references><sref ref="F28F0013000000"/>; <sref ref="F28F0027000000"/></references>
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								<text>SUBJECT MATTER NOT PROVIDED FOR IN OTHER GROUPS OF THIS SUBCLASS </text>
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									<sref ref="F28F0099000000"/>
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			<ipcEntry kind="u" symbol="F28G" ipcLevel="C" entryType="K" lang="EN" nocore="yes">
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							<text>CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OF BOILERS</text>
							<entryReference>cleaning pipes or tubes in general <sref ref="B08B0009020000"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>devices or arrangements for removing water, minerals, or sludge from boilers while the boiler is in operation, or which remain in position while the boiler is in operation, or are specifically adapted to boilers without any other utility <sref ref="F22B0037480000"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>removal or treatment of combustion products or combustion residues <sref ref="F23J"/></entryReference>
							<entryReference>removing ice from heat-exchange apparatus <sref ref="F28F0017000000"/></entryReference>
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						<index>
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								<text>APPLIANCES FOR CLEANING: NON-ROTARY; ROTARY; OTHERS; DETAILS </text>
								<references><sref ref="F28G0001000000"/>; <sref ref="F28G0003000000"/>; <sref ref="F28G0013000000"/>; <sref ref="F28G0015000000"/></references>
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								<text>CLEANING PROCESSES BY: DISTORTION; VIBRATION; FLUSHING OR WASHING; COMBUSTION; OTHERS </text>
								<references><sref ref="F28G0005000000"/>; <sref ref="F28G0007000000"/>; <sref ref="F28G0009000000"/>; <sref ref="F28G0011000000"/>; <sref ref="F28G0013000000"/></references>
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								<text>COMBINATION OF PROCESSES </text>
								<references><sref ref="F28G0013000000"/></references>
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