Abstract: The present embodiment is a fuel cell including a stacked body of single cells each of which includes a power generating unit and separators disposed on both surfaces of the power generating unit, in which the separators each include a metal base material, a carbon layer made of carbon and formed on a first surface of the metal base material on a power generating unit side, and a titanium nitride layer made of titanium nitride and formed on a second surface of the metal base material opposite to the first surface.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a fuel cell separator, capable of easily roughening the surface of a sheet-like metal substrate to become a fuel cell separator and thus reducing the contact resistance of the resulting fuel cell separator. Specifically, the method is a method for producing a fuel cell separator from a sheet-like metal substrate, including pulling the metal substrate at least in one direction to plastically deform the metal substrate, thereby increasing the arithmetic average roughness Ra of the surface of the metal substrate after being pulled compared to that before being pulled.

Abstract: Even in a case where a spray nozzle of a solid phase particle deposition device is in motion, flying solid phase particles are efficiently collected. An attachment (1) includes: an engagement part (2) to be engaged with a spray nozzle (130) of a cold spray device (1); and an opening part (3) connected to the engagement part (2) and having at least one opening (3a, 3b) to be connected to a collection section (20) that is configured to collect solid phase particles (30b) which are sprayed through the spray nozzle (130) onto a base material (170) and are not involved in formation of a film on the base material (170).

Abstract: Provided is a spray nozzle that makes it possible to reduce a difference in film thickness in a film. A spray nozzle (1) for use in a cold spray device (100) includes: a nozzle main body (15) that has a first path (20) through which a film material and a carrier gas pass; and a nozzle tip section (16) that is provided at a tip section of the nozzle main body (15) and has a second path (21) which communicates with the first path (20), the second path (21) being broadened at a position apart from a cross-sectional center (P) of the second path (21).

Abstract: A stator includes a stator core having a substantially cylindrical back yoke and a plurality of teeth extending radially inward from the back yoke. The stator core includes a plurality of stator core pieces each having one tooth and a yoke piece forming part of the back yoke. On an inside of the back yoke in a radial direction, adjacent ones of the stator core pieces directly contacting each other or indirectly contacting each other with a member, as an intervening part, interposed between the adjacent ones of the stator core pieces.

Abstract: Techniques to reduce the d-axis inductance in a rotor are provided. According to one embodiment in the present disclosure, a rotor 20 includes permanent magnets 22 and 23 housed in magnet slots different from each other formed in an iron core 21, and arranged in series magnetically; and a flux barrier (cavity 24) provided to be close to an end in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a main magnetic flux, for each of the permanent magnets 22 and 23 arranged in series magnetically. Two instances of the flux barrier corresponding to the respective permanent magnets 22 and 23 arranged in series magnetically, communicate with each other. According to another embodiment in the present disclosure, a motor 1 includes the rotor 20 described above.

Abstract: The present embodiment is a fuel cell including a stacked body of single cells each of which includes a power generating unit and separators disposed on both surfaces of the power generating unit, in which the separators each include a metal base material, a carbon layer made of carbon and formed on a first surface of the metal base material on a power generating unit side, and a titanium nitride layer made of titanium nitride and formed on a second surface of the metal base material opposite to the first surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal-ceramic base material and the like which allow a ceramic base material and a desired metal material to be easily joined. A metal-ceramic base material (30) to be joined to a metal material (40), includes: a ceramic base material (20); and a metal film (25) provided on the ceramic base material (20), the metal film (25) being formed by thermal spray of a mixed powder material containing aluminum, alumina, and nickel, at least part of the nickel being exposed on a surface of the metal film (25).

Abstract: The present invention provides an electric wire joining structure (80), an electric wire joining method, and a terminal (1), each of which allows a reduction in burden on an operator. The present invention includes: one or more electric wires (10); a terminal (1) including one or more insertion holes (7) for the respective one or more electric wires (10), the one or more electric wires (10) being inserted into the respective insertion holes (7); and a joining part (20) formed by thermal spraying, the joining part (20) joining the one or more electric wires (10) to the terminal (1) on a side on which the one or more electric wires (10) have passed through the respective one or more insertion holes (7).

Abstract: Provided are (i) a solder connection structure having improved solder wettability and including an aluminum base material and (ii) a film forming method for forming, on the aluminum base material, a metal film having high solder wettability. A solder connection structure (50) includes (i) an aluminum substrate (30), (ii) an Ni film (35) formed on the aluminum substrate by a cold spray method, and (iii) a mixed metal film (40) provided on the Ni film, the mixed metal film (40) being formed by the cold spray method with use of a mixed powder material, the mixed powder material being a mixture of Ni powder (41) and Sn powder (42).

Abstract: A spray nozzle can control a film region easily. A spray nozzle of an embodiment includes, a nozzle main body, a nozzle tip section connected to a tip of the nozzle main body, and at least one path changing section which is provided in a passage of the carrier gas in the nozzle tip section and changes a path of the film material.

Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core and a bond magnet. The rotor core has core blocks and a partition core sandwiched between the core blocks in an axial direction. Magnet holes pass through the core blocks and the partition core in the axial direction, respectively, and the magnet hole is communicated with the magnet holes. Positions of the magnet holes in a circumferential direction are deviated from each other. The bond magnet fills the magnet holes.

Abstract: A preload guide system guides, in a horizontal plane, movement of a rotation structure having journals rotating around a rotation axis having a horizontal rotation shaft. At right-side surfaces of the journals, guide bearing components press predetermined positions on the same side with respect to an axial-direction reference plane and rotatably support the journals. At left-side surfaces of the journals, guide bearing components press positions corresponding to the guide bearing components at the right side surfaces, and rotatably support the journals. The support systems adjust displacement amounts of the guide bearing components such that a sum of the displacement amounts becomes zero.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a fuel cell separator, capable of easily roughening the surface of a sheet-like metal substrate to become a fuel cell separator and thus reducing the contact resistance of the resulting fuel cell separator. Specifically, the method is a method for producing a fuel cell separator from a sheet-like metal substrate, including pulling the metal substrate at least in one direction to plastically deform the metal substrate, thereby increasing the arithmetic average roughness Ra of the surface of the metal substrate after being pulled compared to that before being pulled.

Abstract: A particle measuring apparatus includes a light source configured to irradiate a gas with light, a first optical detection unit configured to detect an intensity of reflected light from particles contained in the gas, and configured to output a first parameter value corresponding to the intensity of the reflected light, and a storage unit that stores first data indicating corresponding relationships between first parameter values particle components. The particle measuring apparatus further includes a calculation unit configured to compare the first parameter value transmitted from the first optical detection unit with the first data transmitted from the storage unit to determine a component of the particles contained in the gas.

Abstract: A preload guide system guides, in a horizontal plane, movement of a rotation structure having journals rotating around a rotation axis having a horizontal rotation shaft. At right-side surfaces of the journals, guide bearing components press predetermined positions on the same side with respect to an axial-direction reference plane and rotatably support the journals. At left-side surfaces of the journals, guide bearing components press positions corresponding to the guide bearing components at the right side surfaces, and rotatably support the journals. The support systems adjust displacement amounts of the guide bearing components such that a sum of the displacement amounts becomes zero.

Abstract: A method for forming an iron sprayed coating on a substrate with droplets of a wire molten by an electric arc includes: a step of forming a first iron sprayed coating on the substrate, the wire for arc spraying being a first wire containing iron and 0.03 to 0.10% by mass of carbon and the compressed gas being inert gas; and a step of forming a second iron sprayed coating on the first iron sprayed coating, the wire for arc spraying being a second wire containing iron and 0.03 to 0.10% by mass of carbon and the compressed gas containing 10 to 21% by volume of oxygen gas.

Abstract: A spray nozzle, a film forming device, and a film forming method, each facilitate formation of a film in a small region. A spray nozzle includes: a gas entrance section in which a passage of a carrier gas gradually becomes smaller along a flow of the carrier gas; a passage enlargement section in which a passage of the carrier gas gradually becomes larger along a flow of the carrier gas; an opening formation section which has one or more openings via which a passage of the carrier gas and an external space communicate with each other; and a gas exit section in which a passage of the carrier gas gradually becomes smaller along a flow of the carrier gas.