Abstract: An air-conditioning system includes: a first duct through which air discharged from an electronic instrument passes; a water vapor retention chamber; an evaporator configured to be heated by the air passing through the first duct and thereby to generate water vapor inside the water vapor retention chamber; a desiccant rotor including an adsorbent to adsorb moisture and configured to be driven and rotated by a driving unit; a humidification chamber; a second duct configured to feed outdoor air introduced from an outdoor space into the humidification chamber; and a third duct configured to feed the air passing through the humidification chamber into a room where the electronic instrument is installed, wherein a portion of the desiccant rotor is located inside the water vapor retention chamber, and another portion of the desiccant rotor is located inside the humidification chamber.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrostatic latent image developing toner made of a binding resin made of an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, and toner particles containing a releasing agent and a coloring agent, the method includes: adding a monomer for forming the amorphous resin, in an aqueous medium, under presence of the fine particles containing the crystalline resin, and performing polymerization to obtain coated resin fine particles that are fine particles containing the crystalline resin, the fine particles being coated with the amorphous resin; and flocculating and fusing at least fine particles containing the amorphous resin, the coated resin fine particles, and fine particles containing the coloring agent, in an aqueous medium, under presence of a flocculating agent, to obtain the toner particles, wherein a surfactant having concentration of one to five times critical micellar concentration is added to the aqueous medium in the polymerization.

Abstract: A temperature management system includes a detection unit for detecting a temperature of a heat generator, power consumption, and an intake air temperature of the electronics device; a control unit for controlling a manipulated variable to be given to the cooling device so that the temperature of the heat generator becomes close to a target value, wherein the control unit includes controllers assigned respectively to operating ranges of the electronics device and each controller includes a prediction model for predicting a future temperature of the heat generator under conditions set for the corresponding operating range, and a vector distance between a first vector for a current state of the electronic device and a second vector for conditions included in the prediction model is calculated to select the controller that corresponds to the prediction model of the shortest vector distance.

Abstract: A temperature distribution prediction method of predicting a predetermined temperature distribution in an air conditioning system, the air conditioning system including an air conditioner for supplying temperature-adjusted air into a room where racks in which electronic apparatuses are accommodated are installed; and air blowers for transferring the air supplied from the air conditioner to an intake side of the racks, the method includes: measuring the temperature distribution for actual conditions varying the operating situations of the air blowers; and predicting the temperature distribution for conditions of non-measurement for the air blowers based on the measured values.

Abstract: An air-conditioning system includes: a first duct through which air discharged from an electronic instrument passes; a water vapor retention chamber; an evaporator configured to be heated by the air passing through the first duct and thereby to generate water vapor inside the water vapor retention chamber; a desiccant rotor including an adsorbent to adsorb moisture and configured to be driven and rotated by a driving unit; a humidification chamber; a second duct configured to feed outdoor air introduced from an outdoor space into the humidification chamber; and a third duct configured to feed the air passing through the humidification chamber into a room where the electronic instrument is installed, wherein a portion of the desiccant rotor is located inside the water vapor retention chamber, and another portion of the desiccant rotor is located inside the humidification chamber.

Abstract: Rail manufacturing method performs, on at least a head of the rail that is hot after hot-rolled at an austenite region temperature or higher or after heated to the austenite region temperature or higher, forced cooling: for 10 seconds from start of the forced cooling so that a cooling rate at a surface of the head becomes 1° C./s to 20° C./s; during a period after a lapse of 10 seconds from the start until heat generation during transformation begins at the surface so that the cooling rate becomes 1° C./s to 5° C./s; during transformation from beginning to end of the heat generation during transformation so that the cooling rate becomes lower than 1° C./s or a temperature-rising rate becomes 5° C./s or lower; and during a period after the end of the heat generation during transformation until temperature at the surface becomes 450° C. or lower so that the cooling rate becomes 1° C./s to 20° C./s.

Abstract: The toner according to the present invention is used for electrostatic latent image development, and has toner particles containing a binder resin, a colorant and a release agent. The binder resin is composed of a non-crystalline resin and a crystalline resin. The toner satisfies the relationship represented by specific expressions specified by the endothermic property of the crystalline resin, the endothermic property of the toner and the content ratio of the binder resin in the toner particles.

Abstract: A modular data center includes: a rack which houses an electronic device; a blower device capable of switching a flowing direction of air and configured to feed the air into the rack; a space housing a moisture absorbent; an in-rack temperature detector which detects a temperature inside the rack; a dew-point temperature detector which detects a dew-point temperature of outside air; and a controller. The controller receives signals inputted from the in-rack temperature detector and the dew-point temperature detector, and controls shutters and the blower device.

Abstract: A temperature management system includes: a first temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of a heat generation component in an electronic device; a cooling apparatus configured to circulate air in the electronic device and to cool the heat generation component; a second temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of air flowing in the electronic device; a parameter setting unit configured to set a target value of the temperature of the heat generation component; and a control unit. The control unit calculates a predicted value of a future temperature of the heat generation component based on the outputs of the first temperature detection unit and the second temperature detection unit, and the power consumption of the electronic device, and determines a manipulated variable of the cooling apparatus based on the predicted value and the target value.

Abstract: A blood testing apparatus includes a blood acquiring section that acquires a blood sample, a particle counter that measures a particle count in the blood sample, and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) measuring section that measures a erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the blood sample. The particle counter and the ESR measuring section being arranged in parallel.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a stage on which an object is configured to be placed; an imaging unit having an imager configured to image the object; a movement mechanism configured to perform a relative movement between the stage and the imaging unit in at least one direction within a placement plane for placing the object; a tilt mechanism configured to tilt at least one of an imaging surface of the imager and the stage relative to a moving direction of the movement mechanism; and a tilt angle setting unit configured to set a tilt angle of the tilt mechanism based on at least a magnification of the imaging unit and a size of an effective area on the imaging surface, the effective area being an area into which observation light from the object is introduced.

Abstract: A modular data center includes a fan creating a first cooling wind from outside air, an air conditioner creating a second cooling wind having a temperature lower than that of the outside air, racks housing electronic devices that take in the first and the second cooling wind, and a control unit adjusting an air volume of the first cooling wind by controlling the fan, and so as to cool the electronic device to a specified temperature. The control unit executes stopping the air conditioner when a first assumed value of a sum of air-conditioning power of the air conditioner and the fan is smaller than a current value of the air-conditioning power, and operating the air conditioner when a second assumed value of the sum of air-conditioning power of the air conditioner and the fan is smaller than the current value of the air-conditioning power.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a heavy wall steel pipe includes a cooling step in which a steel pipe, with a wall thickness of ½ inch or more, that has been heated to the gamma range is dipped in water while supporting and rotating the steel pipe about the axis of pipe, an axial stream which is a water flow in the direction of axis of pipe is applied to the inside surface of the steel pipe under rotation in the water, and an impinging stream which is a water flow impinging on the outer surface of the pipe is applied to the outer surface of the steel pipe under rotation in the water.

Abstract: A disclosed air conditioning control system includes: a flow path through which cooling air discharged from an exhaust surface of an electronic apparatus is returned to an intake surface thereof, a damper provided in the flow path, a temperature measuring unit for measuring the real temperature of the cooling air, a humidity measuring unit for measuring the real humidity of the cooling air, a target value changing unit for changing target temperature and humidity in accordance with the real temperature and humidity, and a controlling unit for predicting future predicted values of the real temperature and humidity, and controlling the opening extent of the damper such that the predicted temperature and humidity become close to the target temperature and humidity, respectively. The target value changing unit sets the target temperature and humidity such that the real temperature and humidity are raised and lowered in the opposite directions.

Abstract: A disclosed air conditioning control system includes an electronic apparatus including a heat generating component, a fan that supplies cooling air to the electronic apparatus, and a controlling unit that controls the number of rotations of the fan. The controlling unit controls the number of rotations of the fan by predicting a future temperature of the heat generating component, such that the temperature of the heat generating component lies within an allowable range, in a first case where a rate of rise in a consumed electric power of the electronic apparatus is smaller than a first threshold. In a second case where the rate of rise is equal to or larger than the first threshold, the controlling unit switches the control of the number of rotations of the fan to a control in which the number of rotations of the fan becomes larger than that in the first case.

Abstract: A data center includes: a structure provided with an intake port at one side thereof and an exhaust port at the other side thereof; a rack disposed in the structure; an air blower configured to introduce outside air into the structure through the intake port to circulate the outside air from one side to the other side of the rack; a circulation passage configured to make a first space between the one side of the rack and the intake port and a second space between the other side of the rack and the exhaust port communicate with each other; a circulation amount control equipment disposed within the circulation passage; and an air circulation amount control device configured to control the circulation amount control equipment and an operation state of the electronic equipment such that the amount of the air which circulates the circulation passage is adjusted.

Abstract: A modular data center includes a fan which creates a cooling wind by taking in outside air, electronic devices which takes in the cooling wind and to discharge an exhaust flow, a flow passage which guides a part of the exhaust flow to upstream of the fan, an opening-closing portion which opens and closes the flow passage, and a control unit which adjusts the cooling wind by controlling the fan, and thereby to cool a temperature of the electronic device to a specified temperature. The control unit closes the opening-closing portion when a first assumed value of power consumed by the fan is smaller than a current value of the power. The control unit opens the opening-closing portion when a second assumed value of the power consumed by the fan is smaller than the current value of the power.

Abstract: A temperature management system includes: temperature detection units which individually detect temperatures of a plurality of electronic devices each changing an amount of heat generation depending on its operational state; a cooling device which cools the electronic devices; and a control unit which controls the cooling device depending on outputs from the temperature detection units. The control unit includes: an idle state determination unit which determines whether or not the electronic devices are in an idle state; a manipulated variable calculation unit which has an integrator and calculates a manipulated variable by using a difference between a target value and a controlled variable; and an accumulation value correction unit which corrects an accumulation value of the integrator with a predetermined value when the idle state determination unit determines that the electronic devices are in the idle state.

Abstract: An endoscope includes: an insertion portion; a bending portion provided in the insertion portion; an operation portion connected to the insertion portion; a grasp-assistance portion provided on the operation portion, a bending operation knob provided on one side face of the operation portion and rotating centering on a rotation axis; a plurality of function switches that are provided on a face different from the one side face, and each upper-side side face protrudes further than an outermost diametrical path of the bending operation knob; and a switch root portion constituting a root portion of a function switch disposed at a position on the distal-most end side among the plurality of function switches, and disposed further on the proximal end side than an intersection point on the distal end side among two intersection points at which the outermost diametrical path and a switch-disposing face intersect.

Abstract: A heat and moisture exchanger includes: a heat and moisture exchanger material formed by coiling a strip-shaped porous body, the porous body having a plurality of slits formed therein that are arranged along the lengthwise direction, into a spirally-wound shape with the slits facing radially outwardly; and a housing that accommodates the heat and moisture exchanger material. Such a structure for an HME makes it possible to reduce pressure loss and improve moisture retention capabilities by means of a relatively simple structure, thereby allowing the inexpensive provision of an HME that lowers the burden on a patient.