Abstract: This disclosure is a gas sensor including a substrate, an opening part with which the substrate is equipped, a membrane covering the opening part, a sensor unit, with which the membrane above the opening part is equipped, for detecting a gas, a heater, with which the membrane above the opening part is equipped, for heating the sensor unit, and at least one slit, with which the membrane is equipped, overlapping with an outer periphery of the sensor unit and the heater.

Abstract: A module includes a unit including a connector including multiple terminals connectable to multiple signal wires. The multiple terminals include open terminals. The multiple signal wires are connectable to the open terminals. The multiple signal wires include a looped signal wire having a looped end. The looped signal wire includes a twisted portion between the looped end and the open terminals.

Abstract: A molten iron dephosphorization method uses a top and bottom blown converter charged with molten iron and slag, supplies the oxygen-containing gas from an inlet of a blowing main hole, and supplies a control gas from an opening toward an axial center of the blowing main hole through a control gas supply passage. A slag top-surface position measurement step includes continuously or intermittently measuring an arbitrary position in a top surface of the slag. A slag top-surface difference calculation step includes calculating a slag thickness that is a difference between the measured top-surface positions of the molten iron and the slag. A jetting condition adjustment step includes, using the obtained slag thickness, adjusting a jetting condition of the oxygen-containing gas jetted from the top-blowing lance into an appropriate range. The top-blown jetting condition is adjusted by comparing the slag thickness and the depth of a surface depression.

Abstract: A converter steelmaking method has molten pig iron subjected to dephosphorization process for dephosphorized molten iron, dephosphorized molten iron is subjected to decarburization process for molten steel. For dephosphorization process, a first cold iron source in amount meeting Formula (1) is charged into first converter-type vessel, then undephosphorized molten pig iron is charged and subjected to dephosphorization process. Dephosphorized molten iron is discharged and held in molten metal receiving vessel. After second cold iron source is charged into first converter-type vessel in which dephosphorization process has been performed, the dephosphorized molten iron held in molten metal receiving vessel is charged and subjected to decarburization process. % Ws0?0.1186T?134 (% Ws0?0) . . . (1), where % Ws0: a ratio (%) of first cold iron source to sum of first cold iron source and charge amount of undephosphorized molten pig iron, and T: a temperature (° C.) of undephosphorized molten pig iron.

Abstract: A display control device that recognizes an execution status of an actuation check process for a predetermined function included in a movable object, the actuation check process being executed when the movable object is started; and that starts a warning display using a display device when the start operation of the movable object is recognized, and, when the actuation check process includes a first actuation check process of checking a normal operation of the predetermined function and a second actuation check process of checking whether option setting of the predetermined function is usable or unusable, the second actuation check process being executed after the first actuation check process checks the normal operation of the predetermined function, finishes the warning display at a point in time when recognizes that the normal operation of the predetermined function has been confirmed after the warning display is started.

Abstract: A mobile object control apparatus that supplies a communication unit, a first control unit, and a second control unit with power in a power-on mode, and enables a communication standby state in the power-off mode, and, in the communication standby state, supplies the first control unit with power to allow a function setting value update process by the first control unit to be executed when the communication unit receives an update value of a function setting value transmitted from a communication apparatus and imposes a restriction on supply of power to the first control unit to return the mobile object control apparatus to the communication standby state after the function setting value update process by the first control unit is completed, and supplies the communication unit with power and imposes a restriction on supply of power in the communication standby state.

Abstract: A dephosphorization method using a top and bottom blown converter. This method uses a converter charged with molten iron and slag, to blow an oxygen-containing gas from a top-blowing lance, supply the gas from an inlet of a blowing hole, and supply a control gas from an opening toward an axial center. This method has: a slag top-surface position measurement step, with the top surface of the molten iron measured in advance, measuring an arbitrary position in a top surface of the slag; a slag top-surface difference calculation of slag thickness difference between the measured top-surface positions of the molten iron and the slag; and a jetting condition adjustment step of, using the obtained slag thickness, adjusting a jetting condition of the gas jetted from the top-blowing lance into an appropriate range. The top-blown jetting condition is adjusted by comparing the slag thickness and the depth of a surface depression.

Abstract: A method removes phosphorus from a phosphorus-containing substance. In the method, the phosphorus-containing substance that is used as a raw material for metal smelting or refining is reacted with a nitrogen-containing gas so that phosphorus in the phosphorus-containing substance is removed through nitriding. Prior to a treatment of a nitriding removal of phosphorus from the phosphorus-containing substance, a treatment is performed in which the phosphorus-containing substance is heated to an unmolten state temperature range so as to react with a reducing agent, thereby reducing at least a part of metal oxide in the phosphorus-containing substance.

Abstract: A vehicle notification device includes: a modification unit that modifies a setting of specific equipment that is equipment specifically determined in advance among equipment provided in a vehicle; and a notification unit that, when a setting of the specific equipment is modified, gives an occupant of the vehicle a notification urging to modify a setting of relevant equipment that is the equipment related to the specific equipment.

Abstract: A connector module includes a connector having multiple connection terminals including: a first connection terminal to transmit a drive signal; and second connection terminals not used to transmit the drive signal; a transmission signal line connected to the first connection terminal to transmit the drive signal to the first connection terminal; and a bent signal line connected to the second connection terminals. The bent signal line has both ends connected to the second connection terminals; and a fold part between the both ends.

Abstract: Provided is a steel continuous casting method capable of improving the quality of a cast piece cast in the period after the casting completion. A steel continuous casting method of performing continuous casting while a cast piece (3) is subjected to rolling reduction includes subjecting a cast piece (3) being continuously cast to rolling reduction and, after the casting completion, changing a rolling reduction gradient in a segment (14) of applying the rolling reduction, to control a rolling reduction speed within a predetermined range.

Abstract: A method for producing low-carbon ferromanganese capable of achieving a high Mn yield. In producing low-carbon ferromanganese by blowing an oxidizing gas from a top-blowing lance onto a bath face of high-carbon ferromanganese molten metal accommodated in a reaction vessel provided with a top-blowing lance and bottom-blowing tuyere to perform decarburization, the slag composition during the blowing is adjusted so that a value of (CaO+MgO)/(Al2O3+SiO2) on a mass basis in the slag composition is not less than 0.4 but not more than 5.0. Also, agitation is performed under a condition that an agitation power density ? of an agitation gas blown through the bottom-blowing tuyere is not less than 500 W/t.

Abstract: A device setting apparatus identifies a user, update operation setting information regarding a plurality of devices stored in a first storage unit regardless of a setting change operation from a user, and upon receiving a setting change operation for at least some of the plurality of devices through a receiver configured to receive an operation from the user, changes an operation setting of the at least some of the plurality of devices according to the setting change operation and causing a second storage unit to store temporary change information that is based on content of the setting change operation, wherein a process of causing the second storage unit to store the temporary change information is performed regardless of a progress state of the update process, the operation setting information and the temporary change information are compared after the update process is completed, and the temporary change information is reflected in the operation setting information when the temporary change information ha

Abstract: Provided is a steel continuous casting method that can identify the final solidification position accurately and inexpensively. A steel continuous casting method comprises: increasing a gap between the facing cast steel support rolls toward a downstream side in a casting direction of the cast steel, in a section; applying rolling reduction to the cast steel by a roll segment having a plurality of pairs of cast steel support rolls whose rolling reduction amounts are controlled by hydraulic cylinders, at least in a predetermined range; measuring a pressure difference between a plurality of hydraulic cylinders and estimating a final solidification position of the cast steel based on the pressure difference; and controlling a rolling reduction amount of the cast steel so as to satisfy predetermined formulas in a roll segment estimated to be the final solidification position and a roll segment immediately preceding the roll segment.

Abstract: A moving body setting apparatus can receive an operation terminal ID transmitted from an operation terminal holding the operation terminal ID, and includes: a storage unit storing first information associating the operation terminal ID of the operation terminal with a user ID of a moving body, and second information associating the user ID with setting information of equipment included in the moving body; a user selection unit that selects a user of the moving body, based on a user operation, or based on the operation terminal ID received from the operation terminal, and the first information; a moving body setting unit that acquires, from the second information, setting information of the equipment associated with a user ID of a user selected by the user selection unit, and sets the equipment based on the acquired setting information; and an update unit that updates, when switching of user is performed by the user selection unit based on the user operation, a user ID associated with the operation terminal ID

Abstract: A method and system for predicting slopping in a converter occurring during decarburization refining in the converter in which molten steel is produced from a molten pig iron by blowing oxidizing gas to the molten pig iron in the converter from a top blowing lance, or optionally further blowing oxidizing gas or inert gas from a bottom blowing tuyere to perform the decarburization refining of the molten pig iron. The method includes measuring an emission spectrum of a throat combustion flame blowing out from a throat of the converter, calculating emission intensity of the measured emission spectrum at a wavelength in a range of 580 to 620 nm, and predicting the occurrence of the slopping based on a time-series change of the calculated emission intensity.

Abstract: A cold iron source melting ratio estimation device that estimates a melting ratio of a cold iron source charged into a converter-type refining furnace during refining of molten iron in the converter-type refining furnace. The device includes: an input section to which measured values of in-furnace information or estimated values of the in-furnace information is input, the in-furnace information including a molten iron temperature and a carbon concentration in the molten iron during refining; a database section that stores a model equation and parameters related to a refining reaction of the molten iron in the converter-type refining furnace; a computation section that computes the melting ratio of the cold iron source using the measured values or the estimated values input to the input section; and an output section that displays the melting ratio of the cold iron source computed by the computation section.

Abstract: A method for producing Cu—Sn-containing steel includes a hot heating step of attaching a flux to a surface of a Cu—Sn-containing cast steel in such an amount that the mass per unit area is 50 g/m2 or more and 5000 g/m2 or less, and heating the Cu—Sn-containing cast steel at a temperature of 1000° C. or above and 1400° C. or below, the flux including at least any of B2O3, P2O5, K2O, PbO, Na2O—FeO, Na2O—SiO2, Na2O—TiO2, and Li2O—SiO2 components and being such that the liquid phase ratio at 1000° C. is 10 mass % or more; and a hot working step of hot working the Cu—Sn-containing cast steel.

Abstract: A film capacitor includes a stack including at least one dielectric film and a plurality of metal films, the at least one dielectric film including a polyarylate film, wherein each of the at least one of dielectric film and each of the plurality of metal films are alternately stacked in a stacking direction, each of the plurality of metal films deposited on each of the at least one dielectric film by vapor deposition, cover films on two first side surfaces, the two first side surfaces facing each other in a first direction, the first direction orthogonal to the stacking direction, the cover films containing a polyester hot-melt resin, and metal-sprayed electrodes on two second side surfaces, the two second side surfaces facing each other in a second direction, the second direction perpendicular to the first direction and orthogonal to the stacking direction.

Abstract: A setting apparatus includes: a CPU and a memory connected to the CPU. The memory is configured to store information regarding each of a plurality of users individually using a single space. The CPU is configured to perform: identifying a user to use the space; authenticating the user identified in the identifying; setting devices provided in the space based on the information stored in the memory. The information stored in the memory includes: first information; and second information given stricter restriction than the first information. The CPU is configured to perform: the setting including performing a predetermined setting of the devices provided in the space based on the first information of the user identified in the identifying.