Abstract: Provided are a surface-treated calcium carbonate filler useful in a curable resin, for imparting performance having excellent heat resistance, color fastness, strength and elongation, and a curable resin containing the filler. A surface-treated calcium carbonate filler for a curable resin composition, in which calcium carbonate synthesized using compact limestone is treated by a surface treatment agent, the surface-treated calcium carbonate filler satisfying the following formulae (1) to (4): 0?Mg?2000,??(1) 0?Fe?200,??(2) 70?SFa?100, and??(3) 0?Ufa?30,??(4) Mg: a proportion [ppm] of magnesium contained in surface-treated calcium carbonate, Fe: a proportion [ppm] of iron contained in surface-treated calcium carbonate, SFa: a proportion [wt %] of saturated fatty acid in the surface treatment agent comprising a water-soluble monovalent salt of a fatty acid, and UFa: a proportion [wt %] of unsaturated fatty acid in the surface treatment agent comprising a water-soluble monovalent salt of a fatty acid.

Abstract: Provided are a surface-treated calcium carbonate filler useful in a curable resin, for imparting performance having excellent heat resistance, color fastness, strength and elongation, and a curable resin containing the filler.

Abstract: The improvements are made in the turbine scroll and the turbine blades. The scroll structure for the radial turbines is characterized by the foregoing scroll having a scroll width ratio between the width in the radial direction (&Dgr;R) and the width in the direction of the rotation (B) ranging from &Dgr;R/B=0.3 to 0.7. It is further characterized by the configuration in which the turbine blades have cut-away areas at the blade corners by a prescribed amount, which are provided on the inlet edge at the shroud side and hub side where the operating gas flows.

Abstract: The improvements are made in the turbine scroll and the turbine blades. The scroll structure for the radial turbines is characterized by the foregoing scroll having a scroll width ratio between the width in the radial direction (&Dgr;R) and the width in the direction of the rotation (B) ranging from &Dgr;R/B=0.3 to 0.7. It is further characterized by the configuration in which the turbine blades have cut-away areas at the blade corners by a prescribed amount, which are provided on the inlet edge at the shroud side and hub side where the operating gas flows.