Abstract: A binder composition for a secondary battery electrode contains a polymer that includes a nitrile group-containing monomer unit, an aromatic vinyl monomer unit, and a linear alkylene structural unit but does not include a hydrophilic group-containing monomer unit.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated therein, base electrode layers respectively provided on both end surfaces of the multilayer body in a length direction intersecting a lamination direction, and each connected to the internal electrode layers and each including glass and copper, and plated layers respectively provided on an outer side of the base electrode layers. A protective layer including sulfur is provided between the glass included in the base electrode layers and the plated layers.

Abstract: A management apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquirer configured to acquire a degree of deterioration of each part included in a vehicle, a selector configured to select a part having a degree of deterioration acquired by the acquirer, less than a threshold value, from among parts included in the vehicle, and an identifier configured to identify a diversion destination vehicle to which the selected part will be diverted.

Abstract: An exothermic reaction apparatus includes a reactor capable of accommodating a nanocomposite metal material, a cutoff unit provided in a gas pipe to cut off a supply of hydrogen to the reactor, a measurement unit that measures an occlusion rate of hydrogen in the nanocomposite metal material accommodated in the reactor, and a controller that controls the exothermic reaction apparatus. The controller controls the occlusion rate of hydrogen in the nanocomposite metal material accommodated in the reactor to a value within a range of 1.0 or more and 3.5 or less by controlling the cutoff unit during an exothermic reaction to stop the supply of hydrogen into the reactor when the occlusion rate of hydrogen in the nanocomposite metal material based on a measurement result obtained with the measurement unit approaches a predetermined value and to resume the supply of hydrogen into the reactor a predetermined time after.

Abstract: A nanocomposite metal material includes a carrier formed of Zr and two-element metal particles supported on the carrier. The two-element metal is formed of Cu and Ni, and a degree of oxidation of the carrier is more than 31% and 100% or less. In a case where the nanocomposite metal material is disposed in a reaction furnace of a thermal reactor, the inside of the reaction furnace is brought into a vacuum state, and the inside of the reaction furnace is heated to a temperature range of 250° C. or higher and 350° C. or lower with a heating mechanism included in the thermal reactor while supplying at least one of hydrogen gas and deuterium gas into the reaction furnace, excessive heat of the nanocomposite metal material is 100 W/kg or more.

Abstract: At a time when control of a flow rate adjusting valve is initiated from a fully closed state in order to make a measured flow rate equal to a target flow rate, an initial value of a driving signal is set as a parameter by making use of at least one of the type, pressure, and temperature of a fluid.

Abstract: The flow rate control device is provided with: a fluid resistor provided on the flow channel; a pressure sensor provided in any one of an upstream side or a downstream side of the fluid resistor; a pressure calculating part configured to calculate a pressure in a side with respect to the fluid resistor where the pressure sensor is not provided; a flow rate calculating part configured to calculate a flow rate based on the measurement pressure value and a calculation pressure value calculated by the pressure calculating part; and an abnormality diagnosing part configured to diagnose an abnormality of the measurement flow rate value based on the measurement flow rate value and a calculation flow rate value.

Abstract: At a time when control of a flow rate adjusting valve is initiated from a fully closed state in order to make a measured flow rate equal to a target flow rate, an initial value of a driving signal is set as a parameter by making use of at least one of the type, pressure, and temperature of a fluid.

Abstract: To improve PI performance of a mass flow controller, the mass flow controller changes a proportional coefficient, an integral coefficient, and a derivative coefficient used for PID operation in a stable state based on at least two out of a primary pressure, a time change amount of the primary pressure, and a flow rate set value.

Abstract: A mass flow controller has: a flow rate sensor section that measures the flow rate of a fluid and outputs a flow rate measurement signal indicating the measurement value; a flow rate control valve disposed upstream or downstream of the flow rate sensor section; a calculation section that calculates a feedback control value to be supplied to the flow rate control valve by performing at least a proportional calculation on the deviation of the flow rate measurement value indicated by the flow rate measurement signal from a flow rate setting value; and an opening control signal output section that generates an opening control signal based on the feedback control value and outputs the opening control signal to the flow rate control valve. The function used for calculating the gain value in the proportional calculation differs between a changing period and a stable period.

Abstract: To improve PI performance of a mass flow controller, the mass flow controller changes a proportional coefficient, an integral coefficient, and a derivative coefficient used for PID operation in a stable state based on at least two out of a primary pressure, a time change amount of the primary pressure, and a flow rate set value.

Abstract: This invention provides a mass flow controller that can prevent a flow rate change due to a pressure change without sacrificing the speed of response to a change of a flow rate setting value and can be used in a system that can generate a crosstalk. In order to provide the mass flow controller, the mass flow controller has: a control section 5 that calculates an opening control signal to be supplied to a flow rate control valve based on a predetermined calculation formula including at least a flow rate measurement value and a flow rate setting value as parameters and outputs the opening control signal; and a pressure sensor section 4 that measures pressure of a fluid on the upstream side or the downstream side of a flow rate sensor section 2 and outputs a pressure detection signal indicating the pressure value.

Abstract: This invention provides a mass flow controller that can prevent a flow rate change due to a pressure change without sacrificing the speed of response to a change of a flow rate setting value and can be used in a system that can generate a crosstalk. In order to provide the mass flow controller, the mass flow controller has: a control section 5 that calculates an opening control signal to be supplied to a flow rate control valve based on a predetermined calculation formula including at least a flow rate measurement value and a flow rate setting value as parameters and outputs the opening control signal; and a pressure sensor section 4 that measures pressure of a fluid on the upstream side or the downstream side of a flow rate sensor section 2 and outputs a pressure detection signal indicating the pressure value.

Abstract: A mass flow controller has: a flow rate sensor section that measures the flow rate of a fluid and outputs a flow rate measurement signal indicating the measurement value; a flow rate control valve disposed upstream or downstream of the flow rate sensor section; a calculation section that calculates a feedback control value to the supplied to the flow rate control valve by performing at least a proportional calculation on the deviation of the flow rate measurement value indicated by the flow rate measurement signal from a flow rate setting value; and an opening control signal output section that generates an opening control signal based on the feedback control value and outputs the opening control signal to the flow rate control valve. The function used for calculating the gain value in the proportional calculation differs between a changing period and a stable period.

Abstract: A liquid heating cooker including a box-shaped vat having a bottom panel A, rear panel B, left panel C, right panel D, and holding panel E, which are separated by welding lines F to I. The welding lines F and G are provided on a front wall portion, a bottom wall portion, a front wall portion and upper bottom wall portions 12e and 12f of an oil sediment holding portion, and a rear wall portion, whereas the welding lines H and I are provided on the front wall portion and the rear wall portion of the oil sediment holding portion. The welding lines are not provided at the corner portions of the vat and the corner portions are rounded. Consequently, even if the fryer is repeatedly operated and stopped, cracking at the welded portions and/or the corner portions due to expansion and contraction of the panels does not occur easily.

Abstract: The primary object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive fryer, and a further object is to improve thermal efficiency and make cleanup easier. A box-shaped oil vat 10 in which cooking oil is filled has a bottom wall portion 11 that is formed sloping downward toward the rear of the fryer. A burner 20 is provided at the bottom wall portion 11, with which a wide heating area can be secured. An exhaust duct 30 for conveying combustion gas from the burner 20 to the outside the fryer is provided around the oil vat 10 for securing the heated area. With this configuration, it is possible to inhibit the radiation of heat from the cooking oil while promoting the heat exchange between the combustion gas and the cooking oil. Moreover, the cooking oil can be adequately heated by simply providing a single burner 20, so manufacturing costs are not increased.

Abstract: A liquid heating cooker including a box-shaped vat having a bottom panel A, rear panel B, left panel C, right panel D, and holding panel E, which are separated by welding lines F to I. The welding lines F and G are provided on a front wall portion, a bottom wall portion, a front wall portion and upper bottom wall portions 12e and 12f of an oil sediment holding portion, and a rear wall portion, whereas the welding lines H and I are provided on the front wall portion and the rear wall portion of the oil sediment holding portion. The welding lines are not provided at the corner portions of the vat and the corner portions are rounded. Consequently, even if the fryer is repeatedly operated and stopped, cracking at the welded portions and/or the corner portions due to expansion and contraction of the panels does not occur easily.

Abstract: The invention provides a fryer wherein the tasks of supplying and disposing oil are both simple and safe. An oil supply pipe (41) branches off from an oil pipe (34) between an oil tank (31) and an oil pump (33) of a fryer (1), and an oil supply valve (42) is provided at that connection portion for switching the intake route of the oil pump (33) between the oil tank (31) and the oil supply pipe (41). An oil disposal pipe (44) branches off from the oil pipe (34) between the oil pump (33) and an oil vat (11), and an oil disposal valve (45) is provided at that connection portion for switching the outflow route of the oil pump (33) between the oil vat (11) and the oil disposal pipe (44). Then, the valves are operated with an oil supply valve lever (43) and an oil disposal valve lever (46), and driving the oil pump (33), the tasks of supplying and discarding oil are carried out automatically.

Abstract: The primary object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive fryer, and a further object is to improve thermal efficiency and make cleanup easier. A box-shaped oil vat 10 in which cooking oil is filled has a bottom wall portion 11 that is formed sloping downward toward the rear of the fryer. A burner 20 is provided at the bottom wall portion 11, with which a wide heating area can be secured. An exhaust duct 30 for conveying combustion gas from the burner 20 to the outside the fryer is provided around the oil vat 10 for securing the heated area. With this configuration, it is possible to inhibit the radiation of heat from the cooking oil while promoting the heat exchange between the combustion gas and the cooking oil. Moreover, the cooking oil can be adequately heated by simply providing a single burner 20, so manufacturing costs are not increased.

Abstract: The invention provides a fryer wherein the tasks of supplying and disposing oil are both simple and safe. An oil supply pipe 41 branches off from an oil pipe 34 between an oil tank 31 and an oil pump 33 of a fryer 1, and an oil supply valve 42 is provided at that connection portion for switching the intake route of the oil pump 33 between the oil tank 31 and the oil supply pipe 41. An oil disposal pipe 44 branches off from the oil pipe 34between the oil pump 33 and an oil vat 11, and an oil disposal valve 45 is provided at that connection portion for switching the outflow route of the oil pump 33 between the oil vat 11 and the oil disposal pipe 44. Then, the valves are operated with an oil supply valve lever 43 and an oil disposal valve lever 46, and driving the oil pump 33, the tasks of supplying and discarding oil are carried out automatically.