Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of heat resistant and transparent acrylic resin which is characterized by imidizing methacrylic resin in a solution with primary amine or the ammonia compounds generating primary amine in the presence or absence of catalyst and under a suitable temperature condition. The reaction product is the compound of formula (I) comprising more than 10% by weight of imidized structure unit. Formula (I) wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently represent a hydrogen atom, or unsubstituted and substituted C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultraviolet light curable coating composition having a shorter curing time and an excellent abrasion resistance, which comprises:(A) an aqueous-alcoholic base resin dispersion containing, based on the weight of the total solids present in the base resin dispersion,(a) 5 to 75% by weight of a colloidal silica and(b) 25 to 95% by weight of a partial condensate of a silanol of formula:R SI(OH).sub.3whereinR is a C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.6-20 aryl or hydroxy group; and(B) an ultraviolet light curable catalyst of formulaAr.sub.3 S.sup.+ MX.sub.n.sup.-whereinAr.sub.3 is a triphenyl, tri(4-methoxy)phenyl, tri(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl), diphenyl-2,5-dimethylphenyl or tri(4-methyl) phenyl group; andMX.sub.n.sup.- is a metallic halide anion.

Abstract: An air conditioning system includes a compressor, and indoor and outdoor heat exchangers. During a heating cycle, when the refrigerant exiting the outdoor heating exchanger comprises a mixture of gaseous and liquid refrigerant, that mixture is passed through an accumulator in which the flow speed of the refrigerant is reduced, and in which the refrigerant is heated to convert the liquid refrigerant to gaseous refrigerant.