Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger that can more efficiently transfer heat between a heat-exchange fluid and an object with which heat is to be exchanged. A heat exchanger (1) can transfer heat between a heat-exchange fluid flowing through flow paths (R1) and a fluid with which heat is to be exchanged flowing through other flow paths (R2) by means of the flow path structure member (10) (a first metal sheet (11) and a second metal sheet (12)) in which the flow paths (R1 and R2) are formed. The flow paths (R1 and R2) are formed so that the side surfaces thereof are not straight and so that the depths thereof change along the flow direction.

Abstract: Of two pairs of biaxial goniometers and a uniaxial straight-ahead stage, one pair of biaxial goniometers and the uniaxial straight-ahead stage are subjected to fully-closed feedback control (follow-up control) under which output from a QPD is directly input into an axis drive motor, and the remaining pair of biaxial goniometers are subjected to semi-closed feedback control (constant-value control), encoder outputs on all the axes and QPD output are acquired simultaneously, measurement point coordinates and normal vectors derived from the encoder outputs are corrected with the QPD output, thereby eliminating influence of steady-state deviation in a goniometer control system.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a drive axis control method used by a normal vector tracing ultra-precision shape measurement device that derives a surface shape of an object to be measured from coordinates at measurement points and measurement values of normal vectors, and shortens measurement time at each of the measurement points by devising a method for controlling each axis, thereby realizing higher-speed and higher-precision measurement of the surface shape of the object to be measured.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger that can more efficiently transfer heat between a heat-exchange fluid and an object with which heat is to be exchanged. A heat exchanger (1) can transfer heat between a heat-exchange fluid flowing through flow paths (R1) and a fluid with which heat is to be exchanged flowing through other flow paths (R2) by means of the flow path structure member (10) (a first metal sheet (11) and a second metal sheet (12)) in which the flow paths (R1 and R2) are formed. The flow paths (R1 and R2) are formed so that the side surfaces thereof are not straight and so that the depths thereof change along the flow direction.

Abstract: A heat storage unit capable of efficiently storing heat in a short time. The unit includes: a heat storage container 1a that houses sodium acetate 3, which stores heat by a state change between solid and liquid, and oil 2, which exchanges heat by directly contacting the sodium acetate 3, has smaller specific gravity than that of the sodium acetate 3, and is separated from the sodium acetate 3. Further, the unit includes: a supply pipe 4 that passes at least through the sodium acetate 3 housed in the heat storage container 1a and supplies the oil 2 into the heat storage container 1a; and a discharge pipe that discharges the oil 2 housed in the heat storage container 1a to the outside of the heat storage container 1a. Then, the supply pipe 4 crosses the boundary surface between the oil 2 and the sodium acetate 3 which are housed in the heat storage container 1a, has a plurality of discharge holes that discharge the supplied oil 2a, and at least one of the discharge holes 6 are positioned in the oil 2.

Abstract: Provided is a heat-storage type heat supplying apparatus capable of supplying a fixed amount of heat-exchange medium to a heat-removing device, by which the heat-removing device is operated efficiently. The heat-storage type heat supplying apparatus has a heat-storage tank that houses erythritol, which stores heat depending on a state change between solid and liquid, and oil that performs heat exchange by contacting the erythritol, has a smaller specific gravity than that of the erythritol, and is separated from the erythritol, in an internal space, takes in the oil in a lower portion of the internal space, and discharges the oil from an upper portion of the internal space. Then, the apparatus has a discharge tube 6 and an intake tube, which supply the oil discharged from the heat-storage tank to a heat exchanger, and a supply tube and a removing tube, which supply the oil, from which heat has been removed in the heat exchanger, to the heat-storage tank.

Abstract: A melt treatment apparatus is provided which obviates an increase in floorspace and in cost and has freedom from a danger of steam explosion and further can control melt discharging with reliability.The welt treatment apparatus 1 is constructed with a furnace body 8 for entry of a material 17 to be heated, a plasma torch 2 that generates a plasma arc 13 so as to melt the material, a melt discharge passage 3 arranged in the furnace body for discharging a hot melt 14 derived by melting the material with the use of the plasma torch, and cooling gas jet means 7 disposed in the melt discharge passage and jetting a cooling gas to cool the hot melt to thereby form a dam 12.

Abstract: The flow of waste gas is directed downwardly by means of a refractory guide chute so as to follow the down flow of molten slag at the downstream end of a slag outlet. Thus the sensible heat of the high-temperature waste gas forcedly heats the molten slag and the downstream end portion of the slag outlet. Consequently, it becomes less possible for the slag outlet to be choked up. When there are signs that the slag outlet is being choked up, the plasma torch is slightly tilted to the upstream end of the slag outlet so as to stabilize the discharge of the molten slag. A housing or jacket is disposed circumferentially around an incineration residue feed pipe, inserted through the incineration residue inlet, and adapted to allow an annular gas curtain to issue therefrom. Fuel injection against the waste gas in the furnace body is particularly suitable for decreasing the amount of NOx.