Abstract: In a cooling device using an ebullient cooling system, cooling performance adversely decreases if the evaporator includes projections activating convection heat transfer and the bubble nuclei are formed on the inner wall surface. A cooling device according to an exemplary embodiment includes an evaporator storing a refrigerant and a condenser condensing and liquefying a vapor-state refrigerant vaporized in the evaporator and radiating heat. The evaporator includes a base thermally contacting with an object to be cooled, and a container. The base includes a plurality of projections on a boiling surface of a surface at an inner wall side contacting with the refrigerant. The cross-sectional area cut along a plane parallel to the boiling surface at the top of the projection is smaller than that at the boiling surface. The evaporator includes a bubble nucleus forming surface only on a part of a refrigerant contacting surface.

Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable liquid crystal display device that prevents the penetration of a flying dust and dirt in the outside air. A liquid crystal display device (1) having a display unit housing case (2) configured to house a light source unit and a display unit, and an electronic component housing case (3) configured to house an electronic component. The liquid crystal display device (1) is tightly closed and externally disposed with heat radiation fins (6a and 6b).

Abstract: In a cooling device using an ebullient cooling system, the cooling performance adversely decreases if the evaporator includes projections activating the convection heat transfer and the bubble nuclei are formed on the inner wall surface, therefore, a cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes an evaporator storing a refrigerant; a condenser condensing and liquefying a vapor-state refrigerant vaporized in the evaporator and radiating heat; and a connection connecting the evaporator and the condenser; wherein the evaporator includes a base thermally contacting with an object to be cooled, and a container; the base includes a plurality of projections on a boiling surface of a surface at an inner wall side contacting with the refrigerant; and a bubble nucleus forming surface is included only on a part of a refrigerant contacting surface including the boiling surface and the surface of the projections.

Abstract: A vapor phase cooling apparatus (10) includes: a housing (11) including a heat receiver (14a) configured to receive heat generated by an electronic component (50) that is a heat generating source, the electronic component (50) being connected to a vertical outer surface on the +Z side of the housing, the housing including an internal space for enclosing refrigerant; and a first heat sink (21) and a second heat sink (22) that are disposed on the +Y side and the ?Y side from the electronic component (50) and that dissipate heat to the outside. Both ends of the first heat sink (21) and the second heat sink (22) in X direction extend further along the surface on the +Z side than both ends of the heat receiver (14a) in X direction.

Abstract: An ebullient cooling device includes a chamber, a heat sink, a heat receiving member, and a heat dissipating member. The chamber includes a heat conducting plate with a heat generating body on an outer side surface thereof, and an airtight space filled with coolant that undergoes a phase change between liquid and gas, on an inner side of the heat conducting plate. The heat sink is provided on the outer side surface of the heat conducting plate. The heat receiving member is provided on an inner side surface of the heat conducting plate so as to oppose the heat generating body with the heat conducting plate sandwiched therebetween, and transfers heat generated at the heat generating body to the coolant. The heat dissipating member is provided on the inner side surface of the heat conducting plate, receives heat transferred by the coolant, and dissipates the heat to the heat sink.

Abstract: A phase change cooler of the present invention includes: a plurality of heat receiving units that cause a refrigerant to change phase from liquid to gas by heat received from a heat generating body; one heat radiating unit that causes the refrigerant to change phase from gas to liquid by radiating heat to surrounding area; a plurality of vapor tubes that respectively transport the refrigerant in a vapor state from each of the heat receiving units to the heat radiating unit; a liquid tube that respectively circulates the refrigerant in a liquid state from the heat radiating unit to each of the heat receiving units; and a bypass tube that connects each of the heat receiving units to each other.

Abstract: A data recording control device controls a recording device to record data acquired by a data acquisition device from a first time point before inputting a trigger signal to a second time point after the trigger signal is input, to a record medium. The control device has a sensor for detecting a light; an output portion for outputting the trigger signal in correspondence to the sensor detecting the light with a predetermined amount of lighting or above when the output portion is set in a standby state; and a control portion releasing the standby state when the output portion outputs the trigger signal, and setting the output portion in the standby state in correspondence to the sensor not detecting the light with the predetermined amount of lighting or above within a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a sealed housing part, a liquid crystal display part disposed at the front face of the housing part, a light source part housed in the housing part to generate the light to be displayed on the liquid crystal display part, an electric power supply part housed in the housing part to perform electric power supply, a control part housed in the housing part to perform control, and a heat exchange part disposed at the rear face of the housing part to cool the heat generated in the housing part. The heat exchange part includes an air stirring part for stirring the air in the housing part, a forced air cooling part covered with a duct in which the air stirring part is installed and constructed from a plate extending into the housing part, and a natural air cooling part constructed from a plate extending to the outside of the housing part. The forced air cooling part and the natural air cooling part are integrated with a rear face plate of the housing part.

Abstract: A metal plate that forms a heat-absorbing surface has a center portion which protrudes so as to correspond to the ehoofuocmmionnductordcnncni. A fixing support point of a plate spring is provided at a center of this protruding surface, and the plate spring is fixed on all sides. Grounding pressure is applied via the single point provided by the fixing support point. As a result, any tilting of the heat-absorbing surface relative to the surface of the heat-generating element is kept to a minimum. Heat pipes are provided around the periphery such that they enclose the protruding area from the outside.

Abstract: A crystal of pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt having peaks at 2? of 9.1°, 10.3°, 13.8°, 17.7°, 18.3°, 24.0°, 27.4°, 31.2° and 39.5° (±0.2° for each) in powder X-ray diffractometry using Cu K? radiation, or a crystal of pyrroloquinoline quinone trisodium salt having peaks at 2? of 6.6°, 11.4°, 13.0°, 22.6°, 26.9°, 27.9°, 37.0°, 38.9° and 43.4° (±0.2° for each) in powder X-ray diffractometry using Cu K? radiation.

Abstract: A cooling device of the present invention includes: a substrate having a first surface which supports an electronic component and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface; a container which can form a space between itself and the second surface of the substrate; and an evaporation section which is thermally connected to the electronic component supported on the substrate, which is arranged in the space so that at least a portion thereof is in contact with a liquid within the space, and which changes a phase of at least a portion of the liquid to gas on a basis of heat generated by the electronic component.

Abstract: A boiling heat transfer device of the present invention includes: a heat receiving portion that boils a liquefied refrigerant to convert it to vapor, and contacts with a device to be cooled and cools the device to be cooled; a vapor tube that connects to an upper portion of the heat receiving portion and conveys the vapor generated by the heat receiving portion; a heat dissipating portion that condenses the vapor conveyed from the vapor tube to convert it to a liquefied refrigerant and dissipates heat to an atmosphere; and a liquid tube that returns to the heat receiving portion the liquefied refrigerant condensed by the heat dissipating portion. At least a portion of a cross-sectional area of a flow passage of the vapor in the heat receiving portion gradually decreases from a lower portion of the heat receiving portion toward the upper portion of the heat receiving portion.

Abstract: A maintenance-free cooling structure is provided which, by removing bubbles produced on a boiling surface utilizing an action other than buoyancy, heat change (heat transfer) is effectively brought about on the boiling surface, thus enabling efficient cooling and its miniaturization and low power consumption. The cooling structure has an evaporation chamber 11 connected through a vapor pipe and a liquid return pipe to a condensation chamber to allow a phase change to occur from a vapor phase coolant V to a liquid phase coolant L. In the evaporation chamber, as a result of contact of the liquid phase coolant L with the boiling surface of a base plate 21 and/or with plate-shaped fins, the phase change occurs from liquid to vapor.

Abstract: A Cl2 gas plasma is generated at a site within a chamber between a substrate and a metal member. The metal member is etched with the Cl2 gas plasma to form a precursor. A nitrogen gas is excited in a manner isolated from the chamber accommodating the substrate. A metal nitride is formed upon reaction between excited nitrogen and the precursor, and formed as a film on the substrate. After film formation of the metal nitride, a metal component of the precursor is formed as a film on the metal nitride on the substrate. In this manner, a barrier metal film with excellent burial properties and a very small thickness is produced at a high speed, with diffusion of metal being suppressed and adhesion to the metal being improved.

Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable liquid crystal display device that prevents the penetration of a flying dust and dirt in the outside air. A liquid crystal display device (1) having a display unit housing case (2) configured to house a light source unit and a display unit, and an electronic component housing case (3) configured to house an electronic component. The liquid crystal display device (1) is tightly closed and externally disposed with heat radiation fins (6a and 6b).

Abstract: Resistivity to dust and cooling performance are improved by a simple structure. Electronic apparatus (image display apparatus) 1 includes: housing 31 that forms sealed inner space 33; circuit unit 39 that is provided in inner space 33; first partition plate 34 that is provided in inner space 33 and that has upper/lower partition portion 7, wherein upper/lower partition portion 7 at least partially extends in a lateral direction extending above at least a part of circuit unit 39 and that terminates in front of both lateral sides of housing 31; and first fan 5, 6 that is provided through upper/lower partition portion 7.

Abstract: In a metal film production apparatus, a copper plate member is etched with a Cl2 gas plasma within a chamber to form a precursor comprising a Cu component and a Cl2 gas; and the temperatures of the copper plate member and a substrate and a difference between their temperatures are controlled as predetermined, to deposit the Cu component of the precursor on the substrate, thereby forming a film of Cu. In this apparatus, Cl* is formed in an excitation chamber of a passage communicating with the interior of the chamber to flow a Cl2 gas, and the Cl* is supplied into the chamber to withdraw a Cl2 gas from the precursor adsorbed onto the substrate, thereby promoting a Cu film formation reaction. The apparatus has a high film formation speed, can use an inexpensive starting material, and can minimize impurities remaining in the film.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a sealed housing part, a liquid crystal display part disposed at the front face of the housing part, a light source part housed in the housing part to generate the light to be displayed on the liquid crystal display part, an electric power supply part housed in the housing part to perform electric power supply, a control part housed in the housing part to perform control, and a heat exchange part disposed at the rear face of the housing part to cool the heat generated in the housing part. The heat exchange part includes an air stirring part for stirring the air in the housing part, a forced air cooling part covered with a duct in which the air stirring part is installed and constructed from a plate extending into the housing part, and a natural air cooling part constructed from a plate extending to the outside of the housing part. The forced air cooling part and the natural air cooling part are integrated with a rear face plate of the housing part.

Abstract: A process for producing a silicon compound can minimize the number of steps and can form a desired compound in a low-temperature environment. The process comprises: allowing a radical of a halogen gas to act on a member 11 to be etched, which is disposed within a chamber 1 and is formed of a material containing an element capable of forming a compound with Si, while keeping the member 11 at a relatively high temperature, to form a gas of a precursor 24, which is a compound of the material and the halogen; holding a substrate 3 accommodated within the chamber 1 at a relatively low temperature, with the Si interface of the substrate 3 being exposed, to adsorb the precursor 24 onto the Si interface of the substrate 3; and then allowing the radical of the halogen gas to act on the precursor 24 adsorbed onto the Si interface to reduce the precursor 24, thereby producing a compound of the material and Si.

Abstract: A Cl2 gas plasma is generated at a site within a chamber between a substrate and a metal member. The metal member is etched with the Cl2 gas plasma to form a precursor. A nitrogen gas is excited in a manner isolated from the chamber accommodating the substrate. A metal nitride is formed upon reaction between excited nitrogen and the precursor, and formed as a film on the substrate. After film formation of the metal nitride, a metal component of the precursor is formed as a film on the metal nitride on the substrate. In this manner, a barrier metal film with excellent burial properties and a very small thickness is produced at a high speed, with diffusion of metal being suppressed and adhesion to the metal being improved.