Abstract: Provided is a fluid treatment system, including: a plurality of fluid channel devices arranged in series along a regular channel; a plurality of flow control valves each adjusting the flow rate of a treatment target fluid flowing into each of the plurality of fluid channel devices; a flow control valve provided on the upstream side of the plurality of fluid channel device and operable to change the flow rate of the treatment target fluid flowing into each of the plurality of fluid channel device; a bypass channel allowing the treatment target fluid to flow so as to bypass the fluid channel device in which abnormality has occurred, and a plurality of bypass selector valves selectable between a state of allowing the flow of the treatment target fluid in the bypass channel and a state of blocking the flow.

Abstract: A structure for a vehicle, includes: one side structure made of steel and located on one of outer and inner sides of a vehicle body; and another side structure located on the other of the outer and inner sides of the vehicle body and joined to the one side structure. The another side structure includes: a top portion made of an aluminum alloy and protruding toward the other side; wall portions respectively extending from both end parts of the top portion to the one side, each wall portion being made of an aluminum alloy; and a tab portion attached to an end part of the wall portion, extending toward an outside of the another side structure, and joined to the one side structure, the tab portion being made of steel.

Abstract: A flux for submerged arc welding is a sintered flux and is for use in high speed welding. In the flux, the following relationships of contents in mass percent are satisfied: CaF2: 10.0% to 20.0%, MgO: 8.0% to 15.0%, a sum of Na2O and K2O: 2.1% to 3.5%, MnO: 1.5% to 5.0%, FeO: 0.5% to 5.0%, SiO2: 10.0% to 20.0%, Al2O3: 13.0% to 28.0%, and TiO2: 13.0% to 28.0%. In addition, the following relationships are further satisfied: 65?(MgO+SiO2+Al2O3+TiO2)?75, and 0.5?(Al2O3/TiO2)?2.0.

Abstract: A high-strength steel sheet satisfies a predetermined chemical composition in which a content of martensite is 93% by volume or more, contents of ferrite, pearlite, and bainite are 2% by volume or less in total, and a content of retained austenite is 7% by volume or less, based on an entire metal structure, a number of laths in martensite measured by a cutting method in a total length of 300 ?m in an image of the metal structure observed under a scanning electron microscope is 240 or more, and a tensile strength of the high-strength steel sheet is 1470 MPa or more.

Abstract: A method for depositing an additively-manufactured object using three-dimensional shape data indicating a shape of the additively-manufactured object, includes: dividing the shape of the additively-manufactured object of the three-dimensional shape data, into a plurality of polygon faces; extracting a column of plural polygon faces and sequentially providing index numbers from a start polygon face; detecting a terminal polygon face based on directions of a pair of adjacent polygon faces; providing a bead formation ON flag to polygon faces other than the terminal polygon face, and a bead formation OFF flag to the terminal polygon face; producing a bead map in which the index numbers and the flags provided to the polygon faces are associated with one another; referring to the bead map to obtain a bead continuous formation pass; and continuously forming the bead along the bead continuous formation pass.

Abstract: An arc evaporation source (101) according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a ring-shaped circumferential magnet (103) which is so arranged as to surround the outer circumference of a target (102) along a direction in which the direction of magnetization becomes parallel with the front surface of the target; and a rear surface magnet (104) which is arranged on the rear surface side of the target (102) along a direction in which the direction of magnetization becomes perpendicular to the front surface of the target. The magnetic pole of the circumferential magnet (103) on the inner side in the radial direction and the magnetic pole of the rear surface magnet (104) on the target (102) side have the same polarity as each other.

Abstract: A casting method of an active metal includes, in an induction melting furnace using a water-cooled crucible, tapping a molten metal into a mold from a tapping hole provided at a bottom of the water-cooled copper crucible to cast an ingot of the active metal. In conducting the casting under a casting condition in which the ingot has a diameter (D) of 10 mm or more and a ratio (H/D) of an ingot height H to the ingot diameter D of 1.5 or more and a weight of the molten metal tapped in the casting is 200 kg or less, a temperature of the molten metal in the casting is set to be higher than the melting point of the active metal and a casting velocity V (mm/sec) is controlled to satisfy V?0.1H in relation with the ingot height H by adjusting an opening diameter of the tapping hole.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a chemical conversion coated metal sheet for non-condensed thermoplastic resin bonding, the chemical conversion coated metal sheet including a metal substrate and a chemical conversion coating film disposed on at least one surface of the metal substrate, in which the chemical conversion coating film is obtained by coating the metal substrate with a coating liquid that contains an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, colloidal silica, and a silane coupling agent. The ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer has an acrylic acid content of 10 mass % or more and a melt flow rate of 80 g/10 min or less.

Abstract: A control method for gas-shielded arc welding includes providing a normal arc period in which the welding current is maintained at a setting current Icc set in advance, and providing a separation control period after the separation timing of the molten droplet is detected in the normal arc period, the separation control period including a current decreasing section, a current maintaining section, and a current increasing section. In the separation control period, at least one of the following controls for preventing a short circuit is performed: control of an output voltage, control of a feeding speed, and control of a gas ratio.

Abstract: A vehicular structure includes: a first member formed in a tubular shape and having protrusions on an outer periphery thereof; and a second member formed in a tubular shape and having a locking wall with a hole in which the first member is inserted. The first member is joined to the second member such that a portion of the first member that is inserted in the hole of the second member is expanded, and the protrusions are in contact with the locking wall of the second member.

Abstract: A CAES power generation device includes a compression/expansion/combined machine, a pressure accumulation unit for storing compressed air, a low temperature water storage tank and a high temperature water storage tank, heat exchangers, and liquid maintaining units. The compression/expansion/combined machine has a function of compressing air using the electric power and a function of expanding the compressed air to generate electric power. The low temperature water storage tank and the high temperature water storage tank store liquid water and are fluidly connected to each other. The heat exchangers exchange heat between the compressed air and the water. The liquid maintaining units pressurize the water flowing through the heat exchangers and maintain the water in a liquid form.

Abstract: In an interference evaluation device, an axis value obtaining unit obtains posture information indicating a posture to be taken by a welding robot, on the basis of teaching information for teaching an operation to the welding robot. A reference point calculation unit, an extension direction calculation unit, and an evaluation value setting unit generate evaluation information indicating a degree of bend of a torch cable, which is caused by the torch cable contacting an arm of the welding robot, by using the posture information obtained by the axis value obtaining unit. The torch cable is included in a welding tool attached to an end of the arm and extending in a direction away from a welding torch of the welding tool. An evaluation value output unit outputs the evaluation information generated by the reference point calculation unit, the extension direction calculation unit, and the evaluation value setting unit.

Abstract: A dielectric layer is formed from an oxide containing Sn and at least one of Zn, Zr, Si and Ga. The molar percentages of Sn, Zn, Zr, Si, and Ga, relative to the total elements in the oxide, represented by a, b, c, d, and e, respectively, satisfy the conditions (1)-(7): (1) 0?b/(a+b)?0.6, (2) 0?(c+d)/(a+b+c+d+e)?0.5, (3) 0?b?50, (4) 0?c?40, (5) 0?d?45, (6) 0?e?40, and (7) 20?b+c+d+e?80. The dielectric layer enables favorable information recording in an oxide-based recording layer on which the dielectric layer is directly overlaid, does not require preventive measures for health hazard, and is superior in durability.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method for supplying a reducing gas to the shaft part of a blast furnace with which a large amount of reducing gas containing hydrogen at a high concentration can be supplied to a deeper position in the blast furnace (location of the blast furnace closer to the center axis in the radial direction) and with which it is possible to reduce the total generated amount of CO2 of the CO2 amount that is reduced by conducting hydrogen smelting in the blast furnace and the CO2 amount that is generated during production of the reducing gas supplied to the blast furnace. The method for supplying a reducing gas to the shaft part of a blast furnace according to the present invention is characterized by reforming coke oven gas by increasing the temperature thereof to 1200 to 1800° C.

Abstract: This compressed air storage power generation device 10 is provided with: a power demand receiving unit 60 which receives in real-time the power demand value of consumer equipment 3; a power supply adjustment device 19 which adjusts the amount of power generated by a generator 15; and a control device which has a power generation amount control unit 17a for controlling the power supply adjustment device 19 so as to supply the consumer equipment 3 in a timely fashion with power corresponding to the power demand value received by the power demand receiving unit 60.

Abstract: The oil-free screw compressor includes: a screw rotor including a screw and a shaft; a bearing; a first shaft seal device disposed between the screw and the bearing, the first shaft seal device including: a first seal and a first communication section; a second shaft seal device disposed between the first shaft seal device and the bearing, the second shaft seal device including: a second seal and a second communication section; and a first seal member including a seal between the first communication section and the second communication section. The casing includes an atmosphere communication section configured to communicate the first communication section and the second communication section with an atmosphere. A sectional area in the first communication section is larger than a sectional area between the seal of the first seal member and the shaft.

Abstract: Using three-dimensional shape data, the shape of a blade, which is an additive manufacturing product, is divided into multiple layers according to the height of a bead. Each layer of the additive manufacturing product that has been divided into multiple layers is divided by fitting regions of a set shape. By determining connecting lines for connecting the divided regions to each other and computing the extension directions of protrusions, planned lines for bead formation along said extension directions are determined. The additive manufacturing product is shaped by forming beads along planned bead formation lines.

Abstract: When a T1-tempered aluminum alloy extrusion is subjected to plastic working and thus formed into a product, crack occurrence is prevented during plastic working, and tensile residual stress of the product is reduced to improve stress corrosion cracking resistance. A T1-tempered 7000-series aluminum alloy extrusion is heated to a temperature range of 150° C. or higher, and then subjected to plastic working within the temperature range, and then cooled, and then subjected to artificial temper aging. An integral value (F140) of (T(t)?140)2 is controlled to 5×105 (° C.2·s) or less in a section of t1?t?t2, where t is time (s) from heating start, T(t) is temperature (° C.) of the extrusion at time t, t1 is time before the extrusion reaches 140° C. in a heating step, and t2 is time before the extrusion reaches 140° C. again in a cooling step.

Abstract: The screw compressor includes a first-stage compressor main body and a second-stage compressor main body for compressing fluid with screw rotors, a motor for driving the first-stage compressor main body and the second-stage compressor main body, and a gear box. The gear box is connected to the first-stage compressor main body, the second-stage compressor main body, and the motor; transmits a driving force of the motor to the screw rotors, and includes a first attachment hole for attaching the first-stage compressor main body and a second attachment hole for attaching the second-stage compressor main body; and is provided with an annular rib surrounding both of the first attachment hole and the second attachment hole. In the screw compressor, the vibration of the natural vibration mode which is most burdensome and should be reduced can be efficiently reduced.

Abstract: A flux-cored wire for gas shielded arc welding may contain, based on total mass of the wire: Fe: 78 mass % or more; TiO2: 4 mass % to 13 mass %; Mn: 1.0 mass % to 2.4 mass %; Cr: 1.0 mass % to 3.0 mass %; Mo: 0.2 mass % to 1.2 mass %; Si: 0.1 mass % to 0.8 mass %; Mg: 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %; fluoride (F conversion value): 0.05 mass % to 0.25 mass %; C: 0.01 mass % to 0.10 mass %; V: 0.003 mass % to 0.020 mass %; Nb: 0.003 mass % to 0.020 mass %; and B: less than 100 ppm (including 0 ppm). The contents of Mn, C, and V based on total mass of the wire may satisfy a relationship of 28×Mn/(390×C+2370×V)?0.82.