Abstract: An inlet air cooling system used in a gas turbine for supplying power to a refrigerant compressor for compressing refrigerant in a natural gas liquefaction plant includes: an inlet air cooler for cooling inlet air of the gas turbine; chiller motors used for a chiller for cooling coolant supplied to the inlet air cooler; a first variable speed driver for supplying electric power to each of the one or more chiller motors; and an electric generator driven by the gas turbine, wherein the electric generator is electrically connected to the first variable speed driver, and electric power generated by the electric generator can be supplied to each of the chiller motors from the first variable speed driver without using a main power line of an electric power system, which enables efficient electric power supply to the motors via the variable speed driver.

Abstract: To aim at a prevention of an occurrence of failure in and an extension of the life span of an incandescent light bulb by reducing the impact of an external force, which is applied to an outer lead wire positioned outside a bulb, on the connections between the lead wire and another element when manufacturing the incandescent light bulb, especially in a socket mounting process. In an incandescent light bulb wherein a filament assembly having filaments and lead wires which support the filaments is sealed in a bulb, a shape which, being easy to bend, enables a reduction in the impact of an applied external force on another element is imparted to a region of a predetermined length which includes the boundary of the lead wires between inside and outside the bulb. For example, a region in which the cross-sectional shape of the lead wires is changed by crushing is provided.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises: a transport mechanism that transports a recording medium; a first line head group including a first line head in number of N that ejects first ink; a second line head group including a second line head in number of M that ejects second ink; and a controller, where M is a natural number larger than N. The line heads form images along lines extending in a width direction along a surface of the recording medium by ejecting ink droplets from a plurality of nozzles aligned in the width direction. In a first printing step, the controller makes each of the first line head in number of N perform printing process on every N-th line, while making each of the second line heads in number of M perform the printing process on every M-th line.

Abstract: To aim at a prevention of an occurrence of failure in and an extension of the life span of an incandescent light bulb by reducing the impact of an external force, which is applied to an outer lead wire positioned outside a bulb, on the connections between the lead wire and another element when manufacturing the incandescent light bulb, especially in a socket mounting process. In an incandescent light bulb wherein a filament assembly having filaments and lead wires which support the filaments is sealed in a bulb, a shape which, being easy to bend, enables a reduction in the impact of an applied external force on another element is imparted to a region of a predetermined length which includes the boundary of the lead wires between inside and outside the bulb. For example, a region in which the cross-sectional shape of the lead wires is changed by crushing is provided.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises: a transport mechanism that transports a recording medium; a first line head group including a first line head in number of N that ejects first ink; a second line head group including a second line head in number of M that ejects second ink; and a controller, where M is a natural number larger than N. The line heads form images along lines extending in a width direction along a surface of the recording medium by ejecting ink droplets from a plurality of nozzles aligned in the width direction. In a first printing step, the controller makes each of the first line head in number of N perform printing process on every N-th line, while making each of the second line heads in number of M perform the printing process on every M-th line.

Abstract: An inlet air cooling system used in a gas turbine for supplying power to a refrigerant compressor for compressing refrigerant in a natural gas liquefaction plant includes: an inlet air cooler for cooling inlet air of the gas turbine; chiller motors used for a chiller for cooling coolant supplied to the inlet air cooler; a first variable speed driver for supplying electric power to each of the one or more chiller motors; and an electric generator driven by the gas turbine, wherein the electric generator is electrically connected to the first variable speed driver, and electric power generated by the electric generator can be supplied to each of the chiller motors from the first variable speed driver without using a main power line of an electric power system, which enables efficient electric power supply to the motors via the variable speed driver.

Abstract: The time of transmission and reception between stations A and B is exchanged, and any deviation in time is calculated in a corresponding manner in the stations.

Abstract: An incandescent lamp is provided which prevents disconnection of a coupling part between a filament and a lead wire and also which improves impact resistance. A lead wire 4 has, in a standing portion 11 inside of a bulb 2, a first zone 19a to a third zone 19c in order from a top. The third zone 19c further penetrates through a pinch seal part 3 while firmly fixed thereto. The first zone 19a and the second zone 19b are formed of materials consisting primarily of molybdenum and nickel, respectively. The third zone 19c is formed of a Dumet wire 29.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises: a transport mechanism that transports a recording medium; a first line head group including a first line head in number of N that ejects first ink; a second line head group including a second line head in number of M that ejects second ink; and a controller, where M is a natural number larger than N. The line heads form images along lines extending in a width direction along a surface of the recording medium by ejecting ink droplets from a plurality of nozzles aligned in the width direction. In a first printing step, the controller makes each of the first line head in number of N perform printing process on every N-th line, while making each of the second line heads in number of M perform the printing process on every M-th line. Thus, in an inkjet printing apparatus that executes a multiple printing step by using several types of ink, a print quality is increased while reduction in a processing speed in a printing step is restricted.

Abstract: An incandescent lamp is provided which prevents disconnection of a coupling part between a filament and a lead wire and also which improves impact resistance. A lead wire 4 has, in a standing portion 11 inside of a bulb 2, a first zone 19a to a third zone 19c in order from a top. The third zone 19c further penetrates through a pinch seal part 3 while firmly fixed thereto. The first zone 19a and the second zone 19b are formed of materials consisting primarily of molybdenum and nickel, respectively. The third zone 19c is formed of a Dumet wire 29.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes predicting a three-dimensional structure of one residue mutant of a membrane protein where respective amino acid residues have been substituted by all amino acids, calculating a solvation entropy change in formation of a tertiary structure from a primary structure or formation of the tertiary structure from secondary-structure units within a transmembrane segment, and extracting a candidate of an amino acid mutant to be thermostabilized based on a difference between a solvation entropy change in the membrane protein and a solvation entropy change in the amino acid mutant.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid storing device that includes at least a tank for storing a liquid, a supply tube that supplies the liquid to the tank, and a discharge tube that discharges the liquid stored in the tank. The supply tube diverges at a T branch joint into an upper supply tube and a lower supply tube. The upper supply tube has an upper supply port in the tank, the upper supply port positioned above a level of the liquid stored in the tank. The lower supply tube has a lower supply port in the tank, the lower supply port positioned below the level of the liquid.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid storing device that includes at least a tank for storing a liquid, a supply tube that supplies the liquid to the tank, and a discharge tube that discharges the liquid stored in the tank. The supply tube diverges at a T branch joint into an upper supply tube and a lower supply tube. The upper supply tube has an upper supply port in the tank, the upper supply port positioned above a level of the liquid stored in the tank. The lower supply tube has a lower supply port in the tank, the lower supply port positioned below the level of the liquid.

Abstract: A liquid supply apparatus includes a reservoir for storing a liquid therein, a supply path for supplying the liquid from the reservoir to a liquid consuming apparatus, a pump for feeding the liquid from the reservoir to the supply path, and a controller for outputting a driving signal to the pump to control the supply of the liquid. The controller acquires a target feed volume of the liquid from the pump to gradually change a feed volume of the liquid from the pump from a current feed volume to the target feed volume, based on a request signal from the liquid consuming apparatus serving as a destination to which the liquid is supplied. This suppresses an abrupt change in pressure in the liquid consuming apparatus serving as the destination to which the liquid is supplied.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for efficiently producing a high-purity CNT assembly of a high specific surface area are provided in which a feedstock gas is contacted to a catalyst in an optimum form for CNT growth. A carbon nanotube producing apparatus of the present invention includes: a synthesis furnace; a gas supply pipe and a gas exhaust pipe in communication with the synthesis furnace; heating means that heats inside of the synthesis furnace to a predetermined temperature; and gas blowing means that blows a feedstock gas into the synthesis furnace after the feedstock gas is supplied through the gas supply pipe. The feedstock gas supplied through the gas supply pipe is supplied into a heating region of the synthesis furnace heated by the heating means, so as to produce a carbon nanotube from a surface of a catalyst layer provided on a base. The feedstock gas is evacuated through the gas exhaust pipe.

Abstract: A liquid supply apparatus includes a reservoir for storing a liquid therein, a supply path for supplying the liquid from the reservoir to a liquid consuming apparatus, a pump for feeding the liquid from the reservoir to the supply path, and a controller for outputting a driving signal to the pump to control the supply of the liquid. The controller acquires a target feed volume of the liquid from the pump to gradually change a feed volume of the liquid from the pump from a current feed volume to the target feed volume, based on a request signal from the liquid consuming apparatus serving as a destination to which the liquid is supplied. This suppresses an abrupt change in pressure in the liquid consuming apparatus serving as the destination to which the liquid is supplied.

Abstract: Devices, methods and systems are disclosed herein to describe the wettability characteristics of the material forming a bonding area, a non-bonding area, and a melted bonding material. The melted bonding material may have a high degree of cohesion and may result in a very high contact angle (e.g., between 90°- 180°) in the non-bonding area thereby preventing or limiting the flow of a melted material into the non-bonding area, which often results when the melted bonding material forms a low contact angle (e.g., between 0°-90°) in the bonding area. In other words, by choosing a material for the non-bonding area to have low wettability characteristics when compared to the melted materials of the bonding area or by treating the material forming the non-bonding area to have much lower wettability characteristics, the melted materials of the bonding area may be prevented from flowing into the non-bonding area.

Abstract: An apparatus (CVD apparatus (1)) having a reaction chamber (3) for accommodating a substrate (2) formed with a metal catalyst film and means (gas supply pipes (5, 6)) for supplying a feedstock gas (9) and a catalyst activating material (10) into the reaction chamber (3) for manufacturing CNTs aligned in a direction perpendicular to the catalyst film surface (2a) of the substrate (2), wherein the means for supplying the feedstock gas (9) and the catalyst activating material (10) have a plurality of ejection holes placed at positions facing the catalyst film surface (2a) of the substrate (2), and the ejecting direction of the ejection holes is adjusted to the direction of alignment of CNTs grown from the metal catalyst film. This can provide a manufacturing technology for CNTs capable of mass-producing aligned CNTs at lower cost.

Abstract: Devices, methods and systems are disclosed herein to describe the wettability characteristics of the material forming a bonding area, a non-bonding area, and a melted bonding material. The melted bonding material may have a high degree of cohesion and may result in a very high contact angle (e.g., between 90°-180°) in the non-bonding area thereby preventing or limiting the flow of a melted material into the non-bonding area, which often results when the melted bonding material forms a low contact angle (e.g., between 0°-90°) in the bonding area. In other words, by choosing a material for the non-bonding area to have low wettability characteristics when compared to the melted materials of the bonding area or by treating the material forming the non-bonding area to have much lower wettability characteristics, the melted materials of the bonding area may be prevented from flowing into the non-bonding area.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for efficiently producing a high-purity CNT assembly of a high specific surface area are provided in which a feedstock gas is contacted to a catalyst in an optimum form for CNT growth. A carbon nanotube producing apparatus of the present invention includes: a synthesis furnace; a gas supply pipe and a gas exhaust pipe in communication with the synthesis furnace; heating means that heats inside of the synthesis furnace to a predetermined temperature; and gas blowing means that blows a feedstock gas into the synthesis furnace after the feedstock gas is supplied through the gas supply pipe. The feedstock gas supplied through the gas supply pipe is supplied into a heating region of the synthesis furnace heated by the heating means, so as to produce a carbon nanotube from a surface of a catalyst layer provided on a base. The feedstock gas is evacuated through the gas exhaust pipe.