Abstract: A method for installing a spray pipe, including an insertion step of inserting a spray pipe from an opening portion, a positioning step of positioning the spray pipe such that an installation surface of a leg portion faces a supporting surface of a supporting portion, a provisional tightening step of provisionally tightening a first fastening portion to couple an attachment flange with the opening portion, an adjusting step of adjusting the height of the installation surface relative to the supporting surface such that an axis along which a pipe portion extends coincides with the horizontal plane, in the provisionally tightened state resulting from the provisional tightening step, a coupling step of coupling the leg portion to the supporting portion by means of a second fastening portion, after the adjusting step, and a final tightening step of performing a final tightening of the first fastening portion after the coupling step.

Abstract: Flue gas generated when fuel is subjected to combustion by a combustor such as a boiler is supplied, and a sulfur oxide is reduced or removed from the supplied flue gas. A desulfurization apparatus 10A includes an absorber 11, a gas introduction unit 13a, an absorbent jetting unit 15, a plurality of water flow oxidation devices 20, an absorbent supplying unit 25, a demister 30, a gas discharging unit 13b, and a control device 40 that varies the number of water flow oxidation devices 20 that jet absorbent 14 and air 21 based on a rate of the sulfur compound in the absorbent 14 within an absorbent storage tank 11A.

Abstract: A desulfurization apparatus includes a blowdown water line, an organic matter remover, an absorber, and a makeup water introducing line. The blowdown water line is for introducing boiler cooling tower blowdown water from a boiler cooling tower. The organic matter remover is disposed on the blowdown water line to remove organic matter in the boiler cooling tower blowdown water by activated carbon. The absorber is configured to absorb sulfur oxides in flue gas from a boiler. The makeup water introducing line is for introducing the boiler cooling tower blowdown water from which the organic matter has been removed as makeup water for the absorber.

Abstract: A spray pipe is disclosed, which includes: a pipe portion, having a cylindrical shape, and configured to extend along an axis in the horizontal direction, a distal end portion of the pipe portion being closed; a plurality of nozzle portions configured to guide an absorbing liquid, flowing through the pipe portion in the horizontal direction, upward in a vertical direction, the plurality of nozzle portions being arranged at a plurality of positions on an upper end portion of the pipe portion in the vertical direction; and a leg portion disposed on a lower end portion of the pipe portion in the vertical direction, and having an installation surface along the horizontal direction, wherein the leg portion-is disposed in a state where the installation surface is made to oppositely face a support surface of a pipe support installed on the absorption tower, the support surface extending along the horizontal direction.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed including a desulfurization device which removes sulfur oxides contained in boiler flue gas, a spray drying device which sprays desulfurization waste water discharged from the desulfurization device and which dries the waste water by introducing a drying gas, a flue gas supplying line L13 which returns, to a main flue L11, flue gas obtained after the desulfurization waste water is evaporated and dried, an alkaline agent supplying unit which adds an alkaline agent to a desulfurization waste water line L21, and a pH meter which measures the pH in the desulfurization waste water at locations before and after the alkaline agent supplying unit in the desulfurization waste water line L21, wherein the alkaline agent is added in accordance with a measurement result of a measured pH to cause the desulfurization waste water added with the alkaline agent to have a pH fall within a predetermined pH.

Abstract: Provided is a desulfurization device that allows for the easy and accurate disposition of a spray pipe inside an absorption tower. Provided is a desulfurization device including: an absorption tower (10); and a spray pipe (20) disposed inside the absorption tower (10). The spray pipe (20) includes: a cylindrical pipe portion (21), the leading end of which is closed; and an attachment flange (24) attached to the pipe portion (21). The absorption tower (10) includes: an opening hole (14e) opening toward the side; and a flange (14a) disposed around the opening hole (14e). The attachment flange (24) and the flange (14a) are detachably attached.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of detecting or quantifying a detection target in a specimen includes: irradiating a reaction mixture with light to cause a flow of a liquid part of the reaction mixture, the reaction mixture containing: an affinity material including a carrier and an affinity substance that is carried on the carrier and has affinity to the detection target; a nanostirrer including a metal nanoparticle; and the specimen; and detecting or quantifying the detection target based on a complex composed of the affinity material and the detection target.

Abstract: An automatic analysis apparatus includes a reaction vessel configured to contain a reaction liquid in which a measuring object and a reagent are mixed with each other, an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the reaction vessel with irradiation light as predetermined incident light polarization, a measurement unit configured to measure light emitted from the reaction vessel, and a processor configured to process a signal having a specific polarization component obtained from the measurement unit and to analyze the measuring object. The specific polarization component is determined based on the condition of the reaction liquid.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor module and a second semiconductor module. The first semiconductor module configures an upper arm, and includes first semiconductor elements connected in parallel to each other, a sealing resin body, and a positive electrode terminal. The second semiconductor module configures a lower arm, and includes second semiconductor elements connected in parallel to each other, a sealing resin body, and a negative electrode terminal. The first and second semiconductor modules are aligned in an alignment direction. At least one of the first and second semiconductor modules has a relay terminal for electrically relaying electrodes on a low potential side of the first semiconductor elements and electrodes on a high potential side of the second semiconductor elements.

Abstract: A spray flying system for drying wastewater to be dried includes: an exhaust as introduction line for introducing the exhaust gas discharged from an exhaust gas generation source, the exhaust gas introduction line being connected to a plurality of exhaust gas ducts for allowing the exhaust gas to flow through; and at least one spray drying device connected to the exhaust gas introduction line and configured to bring the exhaust gas introduced from the exhaust gas introduction line into contact with the wastewater. The number of spray drying device is smaller than the number of the plurality of exhaust gas ducts.

Abstract: A desulfurization apparatus includes a blowdown water line, an organic matter remover, an absorber, and a makeup water introducing line. The blowdown water line is for introducing boiler cooling tower blowdown water from a boiler cooling tower. The organic matter remover is disposed on the blowdown water line to remove organic matter in the boiler cooling tower blowdown water by activated carbon. The absorber is configured to absorb sulfur oxides in flue gas from a boiler. The makeup water introducing line is for introducing the boiler cooling tower blowdown water from which the organic matter has been removed as makeup water for the absorber.

Abstract: Provided is a method by which the quantity of objects to be detected can be quickly determined with high sensitivity. The method of determining the quantity of objects to be detected in a specimen comprises: a mixing step for preparing a mixture by mixing the specimen and carrier particles that carry stimulus-responsive substances and a first affinity substance for the objects to be detected; a measurement step for placing the mixture under the condition that the stimulus-responsive substances aggregate, and measuring the particle diameter of a suspended solid in the mixture; and a determination step for determining, on the basis of the particle diameter, the quantity of the objects to be detected.

Abstract: A thermal power generation system includes: a boiler; at least one steam turbine; a generator; a condenser; at least one low-pressure feed water; a high-pressure feed water pump; at least one high-pressure feed water heater capable of heating water pumped by the high-pressure feed water pump by utilizing extracted steam; a catalyst device including at least one kind of catalyst capable of promoting reduction reaction of nitrogen oxide and oxidation reaction of metallic mercury, the nitrogen oxide and the metallic mercury both being contained in the exhaust gas; at least one mercuric oxide removing device capable of removing mercuric oxide produced by the oxidation reaction of the metallic mercury from the exhaust gas; and an exhaust gas temperature adjustment device capable of adjusting a temperature of the exhaust gas at the catalyst device, by adjusting heating of the water by the at least one high-pressure feed water heater.

Abstract: Flue gas generated when fuel is subjected to combustion by a combustor such as a boiler is supplied, and a sulfur oxide is reduced or removed from the supplied flue gas. A desulfurization apparatus 10A includes an absorber 11, a gas introduction unit 13a, an absorbent jetting unit 15, a plurality of water flow oxidation devices 20, an absorbent supplying unit 25, a demister 30, a gas discharging unit 13b, and a control device 40 that varies the number of water flow oxidation devices 20 that jet absorbent 14 and air 21 based on a rate of the sulfur compound in the absorbent 14 within an absorbent storage tank 11A.

Abstract: A cement solidification device for waste includes a slurrying vessel 14 that dissolves and slurries waste 11 containing harmful substances and deliquescent compounds in solvent water 12 to obtain slurried material 13; an iron-based additive supply unit 16 that adds an iron-based additive 15 to the slurrying vessel 14; a cement kneading vessel 20 that adds a cement solidifying agent 17 from a cement-solidifying agent supply unit 18 to the slurried material 13 in which the iron-based additive 15 is mixed to obtain a cement kneaded product 19; and a cement solidification unit 22 that cures the cement kneaded product 19 to form a cement solidified product 21.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a detection method and a determination method for detection target capable of detecting and determining a detection target promptly and simply with high accuracy at low cost. The detection method includes the steps of: mixing a first conjugate 10 in which a first substance containing a stimulus-responsive polymer 11 and a particulate magnetic substance 19 is conjugated to a first antibody 13 against a detection target 50 with a sample; applying a magnetic force after placing the resulting mixture in a condition capable of aggregating the stimulus-responsive polymer 11; measuring a generated magnetic field; and detecting the detection target 50 based on the degree of increase in the magnetic field after applying the magnetic force.

Abstract: A communication device that, when incorporated in an electronic device, can reduce the size and the thickness of a housing of the electronic device while maintaining communication characteristics. The communication device includes an antenna coil that is arranged on a peripheral part of a housing surface facing a reader-writer of a mobile phone, a magnetic sheet that attracts the magnetic filed transmitted from the reader-writer to the antenna coil, and a communication processing unit that is driven by a current flowing through the antenna coil and communicates with the reader-writer. The magnetic sheet is arranged to be closer to reader-writer than the antenna coil in the central part, and the antenna coil is arranged to be closer to the reader-writer on the outer periphery side, and at least a part of the conductive line of the antenna coil is superimposed in a direction orthogonal to a circuit board.

Abstract: A detection/determination kit with which a substance to be detected or the amount thereof can be rapidly, inexpensively, and easily detected or determined; and a detection/determination method. The kit, which is for detecting a substance to be detected (50) contained in a specimen, comprises: a first compound (10) comprising a first substance including a stimulus-responsive polymer (11) and, bonded to the first substance, a first antibody (13) against the substance (50); and a second compound (20) comprising a second substance (21) which is hydrophilic and, bonded thereto, a second antibody (23) against the substance (50). The first antibody (13) and second antibody (23) can simultaneously combine with the substance (50) at different sites in the substance (50).

Abstract: Coal is properly dried and the efficiency of a boiler is increased while suppressing any reduction in efficiency of the boiler and the generation of hydrocarbon gas components. Employed are a coal dryer that dries coal, a boiler in which the coal that is dried in the coal dryer is mixed with air for combustion and burned, an air heater that heats the air for combustion that is supplied to the boiler using combustion exhaust gas discharged from the boiler, a precipitator that collects dust included in the combustion exhaust gas, a desulfurization plant that performs a desulfurization process on the combustion exhaust gas, and heat recovery equipment that heats a heating medium using the combustion exhaust gas. The coal dryer dries the coal using the heat energy of the heating medium that has been heated in the heat recovery equipment.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus, which is assembled into an electronic apparatus and made communicatable upon receipt of a magnetic field transmitted from a transmitter, includes a laminated member made by mutually superimposing an antenna coil inductively coupled to the transmitter and formed on an antenna substrate with a magnetic sheet for drawing a magnetic field transmitted from the transmitter to the antenna coil, a film-shaped protective member that covers the laminated member at least up to an end portion of the magnetic sheet, and a communication processing unit that carries out communication to and from the transmitter and is driven by an electric current flowing through the antenna coil.