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                                                                   Exhibit 23.3




KPMG Peat Marwick LLP [LOGO}


                                                                        
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                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Aqua-Chem, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report on the financial statements of National
Dynamics Corporation included herein and to the references to our firm under the
headings "Selected Financial Data of NDC" and "Independent Auditors" in the
Prospectus.


/s/KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

                            
Omaha, Nebraska
August 5, 1998