Abstract: A gas turbine having a compressor for compressing air, a combustor for taking in compressed air discharged from the compressor, mixing it with fuel, and burning them, and a turbine driven by combustion gas generated in the combustor, comprising: inlet guide vanes installed at a stage near an inlet of the compressor for adjusting a compressor flow rate by changing an attaching angle thereof, a steam injection mechanism for injecting steam to the combustor, a steam adjustment valve for adjusting the steam injection rate, and a steam rate control mechanism for adjusting an opening of the steam adjustment valve, a steam monitoring mechanism for monitoring the steam rate injected to the combustor, an air temperature monitoring mechanism for monitoring an atmospheric temperature, and a control unit for determining whether a restriction value of the steam injection rate using a temperature, an opening of the inlet guide vanes, and the steam injection rate as indexes is satisfied, and controlling at least one of a te

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a driving method for an image display apparatus which includes an image display panel and a signal processing section. Each of the pixels includes a first subpixel for displaying a first primary color, a second subpixel for displaying a second primary color, a third subpixel for displaying a third primary color and a fourth subpixel for displaying a fourth color. The signal processing section is capable of calculating a first subpixel output signal, a second subpixel output signal, and a third subpixel output signal. The driving method includes the step, further carried out by the signal processing section, of calculating a fourth subpixel output signal based on a fourth subpixel control second signal and a fourth subpixel control first signal, and outputting the calculated fourth subpixel output signal to the fourth subpixel of the (p,q)th pixel.

Abstract: A display with a touch panel allowed to achieve high response performance while reducing power consumption is obtained.

Abstract: Provided is a substrate cleaning and drying method, including a cleaning step of cleaning a developed substrate by supplying a cleaning liquid to the substrate; a puddle-forming step of forming a puddle of the cleaning liquid on the substrate; a film-thinning step of thinning a film thickness of the cleaning liquid on the substrate; and a drying step of drying the substrate by spinning the substrate and generating outward airflow and inward airflow between the outward airflow and the substrate, the outward airflow covering a portion above the substrate and the inward airflow causing removal of the cleaning liquid on the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a driving method for an image display apparatus which includes an image display panel and a signal processing section. Each of the pixels includes a first subpixel for displaying a first primary color, a second subpixel for displaying a second primary color, a third subpixel for displaying a third primary color and a fourth subpixel for displaying a fourth color. The signal processing section is capable of calculating a first subpixel output signal, a second subpixel output signal, and a third subpixel output signal. The driving method includes the step, further carried out by the signal processing section, of calculating a fourth subpixel output signal based on a fourth subpixel control second signal and a fourth subpixel control first signal, and outputting the calculated fourth subpixel output signal to the fourth subpixel of the (p,q)th pixel.

Abstract: An axial compressor comprising liquid drop feed means for feeding liquid drops to an operating fluid of the compressor, a casing for forming a flow path through which the operating fluid flows down and a plurality of stages, each of which is composed of one continuous rotor blade row and one continuous stator vane row, the axial compressor being structured so that the liquid drops evaporate inside the compressor, characterized in that: the casing is provided with a cavity therein, and the cavity is formed by an outer casing and an inner casing which is enclosing a periphery of the rotor blade rows at the plurality of stages and forming internally a flow path of the operating fluid, and a flow path is provided for feeding the operating fluid to the cavity on a downstream side of a region forming the cavity of the inner casing.

Abstract: An ohmic electrode for a p-type SiC semiconductor, and a method of forming the ohmic electrode. The ohmic electrode has an ohmic electrode layer, which has an amorphous structure and which is made of a Ti(1-x-y)Si(x)C(y) ternary film of which a composition ratio is within a composition range that is surrounded by two lines and two curves expressed by an expression x=0 (0.35?y?0.5), an expression y=?1.120x+0.5200 (0.1667?x?0.375), an expression y=1.778(x?0.375)2+0.1 (0?x?0.375) and an expression y=?2.504x2?0.5828x+0.5 (0?x?0.1667) and that excludes the line expressed by the expression x=0. The ohmic layer is directly laminated on a surface of a p-type SiC semiconductor.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device including an electrode having low contact resistivity to a nitride semiconductor is provided. The manufacturing method includes a carbon containing layer forming step of forming a carbon containing layer containing carbon on a nitride semiconductor layer, and a titanium containing layer forming step of forming a titanium containing layer containing titanium on the carbon containing layer. A complete solid solution Ti (C, N) layer of TiN and TiC is formed between the titanium containing layer and the nitride semiconductor layer. As a result, the titanium containing layer comes to be in ohmic contact with the nitride semiconductor layer throughout the border therebetween.

Abstract: Provided in one embodiment is a two-shaft gas turbine that exhibits improved reliability, output power, and efficiency. The turbine operates stably by establishing a balance between the driving force of a compressor and the output power of a high-pressure turbine in the case where the two-shaft gas turbine is applied to a system, in which the flow rate of a fluid flowing into a combustor is higher than a simple cycle gas turbine. A portion of the fluid driving the high-pressure turbine is allowed to flow not into the high-pressure turbine but into a low-pressure turbine.

Abstract: An axial compressor that can remove an attachment within a groove of a casing and recover an effect of suppressing stall on rotor blades, and a gas turbine provided with the axial compressor, are provided. The axial compressor includes a compressor body 6 and a sprayer 9 for spraying droplets in suction gas of the compressor body 6 so that the droplets are introduced into the compressor body 6 and evaporate. The compressor body 6 includes a casing 11, a rotor 12, rotor blades 13, and stator vanes 14. A groove 21 is formed in an inner circumferential surface of the casing 11 so as to be positioned around rotor blades 13 arranged on a front stage side. A purge system 23 is provided that supplies high-pressure air to the groove 21 through communication holes 22.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transonic blade that concurrently achieves reduction in shock loss at a design point and improvement in stall margin in blades operating in a flow field of transonic speed or higher in an axial-flow rotating machine. A cross-sectional surface at each of spanwise positions of the blade is shifted parallel to a stagger line connecting a leading edge with a trailing edge of the blade. A stacking line is shifted toward an upstream side of working fluid. The stacking line connects together respective gravity center positions of blade cross-sectional surfaces at spanwise positions in a range from a hub cross-sectional surface joined to a rotating shaft or an outer circumferential side casing of a rotating machine to a tip cross-sectional surface lying at a position most remote from the hub cross-sectional surface in a spanwise direction.

Abstract: Provided is an oxide superconducting wire material, wherein pinning of magnetic flux, under an environment in which magnetic field is applied, can be conducted efficiently towards any magnetic-field applying angle direction, to secure a high superconductive property. The oxide superconducting wire material (100) is provided with a metal substrate (110), an intermediate layer (120) formed upon the metal substrate (110), and a REBaCuO-system superconductive layer (140) formed upon the intermediate layer (120). RE comprises one or more elements selected from Y, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, and Ho. Oxide particles including Zr are distributed within the superconductive layer (140) as magnetic-flux pinning points (145), and the mole ratio (y) of Ba included within the superconductive layer (140) is, when the mole ratio of Zr is assumed to be x, within a range of (1.2+ax)?y?(1.8+ax), wherein 0.5?a?2.

Abstract: This invention provides a rare earth-type tape-shaped oxide superconductor having excellent mechanical strength and superconducting properties and a composite substrate using for the same. Non-oriented and non-magnetic Ni-9 at % W alloy tapes (11, 21) were bonded onto both sides of a non-oriented and non-magnetic hastelloy tape (100) by a normal temperature bonding process, and an Ni-3 at % W alloy tape (12) having a cubic texture was bonded onto the surface of the tape (11) by a normal temperature bonding process. Thereafter, the heat-treatment was given in a reducing atmosphere and a bonding layer (50a) etc. was formed on the adhesive interface of each layer. Next, a (Ce, Gd)O2 intermediate layer (13) and a Ce2Zr2O7 intermediate layer (14) by an MOD process, a CeO2 intermediate layer (15), a YBCO superconducting film (16) by a TFA-MOD method, and a silver stabilization layer (17) were stacked sequentially on the surface of the tape (12). A critical current value (Ic) of this superconductor showed 150 A.

Abstract: A heat pump includes an evaporator 10 evaporating water; a steam compressor 1 compressing the vapor generated by the evaporator 10; a vapor supply duct 31 adapted to supply the vapor 30 compressed by the compressor 1 to steam-utilizing facility 2; a measuring device 91 for measuring a state of vapor between the evaporator 10 and the compressor 1; and a valve 81 adjusting an amount of vapor flowing in the compressor 1 based on information from the measuring device 91.

Abstract: A tape-shaped oxide superconductor includes a 15 to 100 nm-thick Ce—Gd—O-based oxide layer (Ce:Gd=40:60 to 70:30 molar ratio) and a 100 nm-thick Ce—Zr—O-based oxide layer (Ce:Zr=50:50 molar ratio) as first and second intermediate layers are formed by MOD on an Ni-base alloy substrate having a half value width (FWHM:??) of 6.5 degrees. A 150 nm-thick CeO2 oxide layer as a third intermediate layer is formed on the second intermediate layer by RF sputtering. A 1 ?m-thick YBCO superconducting layer is formed by TFA-MOD on the three-layer structure. In the tape-shaped oxide superconductor, the ?? values of the first to third intermediate layers are (6.0 to 6.5) degrees, (6.0 to 6.6) degrees, and (6.0 to 6.6) degrees, respectively, and the Jc value of the YBCO superconducting layer in liquid nitrogen is 1.8 to 2.2 MA/cm2.

Abstract: A transonic blade is provided that operates in a flow field where flow has a transonic speed or higher in an axial-flow rotating machine and that concurrently achieves a reduction in shock loss and in the local stress of the blade. The transonic blade includes a hub cross-sectional surface joined to a rotating shaft or an outer circumferential side casing of a rotating machine; a tip cross-sectional surface located furthest from the hub cross-sectional surface in a spanwise direction which is a vertical direction of the rotating shaft; a leading edge located on an upstream side; and a trailing edge located on a downstream side. At least a part of a passing working fluid flow has a transonic speed or higher. A portion of a stacking line which is a line connecting together respective gravity centers of cross-sectional surfaces located from the hub cross-sectional surface to the tip cross-sectional surface is located on a downstream side of a stacking center in a flow direction of a working fluid main flow.

Abstract: A video-image selection unit cyclically acquires at least two types of video images. A replacing mask determination unit selects, for each acquired video image, a mask pattern for masking a video image acquired by the video-image selection unit by replacing some pixels composing the video image with pixels of a single color such that said some pixels are spatially removed. Based on the mask pattern, the video-image replacing unit replaces said some pixels composing the video image with the pixels of a single color. A video-image output unit outputs the video image for which the replacement was performed. When selecting a mask pattern, the replacing mask determination unit selects a mask pattern that is different from a mask pattern used for the last video image, the mask pattern being different in the position of pixels not to be replaced with pixels of a single color.

Abstract: This manufacturing method of a fuel tank is for manufacturing a metallic fuel tank having a concavo-convex portion in a course of seam welding using a seam welder, wherein the seam welding is performed using the seam welder provided with a non-interfering space where interference with the fuel tank is avoided, while changing the position of the fuel tank relative to the seam welder.

Abstract: A low AC-loss multi-filament superconducting wire material of the invention includes an elongated base material, an intermediate layer formed on the base material; a superconducting layer formed on the intermediate layer, and a metal stabilizing layer formed on the superconducting layer, wherein a plurality of grooves extending along a long direction of the base material is formed in parallel in a width direction of the base material, and reach the intermediate layer from the metal stabilizing layer via the superconducting layer to expose the intermediate layer; and a difference ?d (=d1?d2) between a width d1 of the grooves at a lower part of the superconducting layer and a width d2 of the grooves at a lower part of the metal stabilizing layer is not more than 10 ?m.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device including an electrode having low contact resistivity to a nitride semiconductor is provided. The manufacturing method includes a carbon containing layer forming step of forming a carbon containing layer containing carbon on a nitride semiconductor layer, and a titanium containing layer forming step of forming a titanium containing layer containing titanium on the carbon containing layer. A complete solid solution Ti (C, N) layer of TiN and TiC is formed between the titanium containing layer and the nitride semiconductor layer. As a result, the titanium containing layer comes to be in ohmic contact with the nitride semiconductor layer throughout the border therebetween.