Abstract: A manufacturing method of a superconducting material having the steps of: milling and mixing a powderly primary material in a casing of a dry type milling mixer; heat-processing the primary material obtained from the milling/mixing step; and again milling and mixing the primary material obtained from the heat-processing step in the casing of the milling mixer so as to obtain a secondary material. The milling mixer includes a casing for holding the primary material therein and friction-pulverizing mixing elements for frictionally pulverizing, stirring and mixing the primary material inside the casing. The two milling/mixing steps are effected under a high-speed rotation of the casing where a centrifugal force resulting from the casing rotation presses the primary material against an inner surface of the casing and a layer of the material formed on the surface is frictionally pulverized, stirred and mixed by the friction-pulverizing mixture elements.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating a particulate material comprising a casing defining a treating chamber and rotatable at high speed to produce a centrifugal force for pressing the material in the casing against an inside wall surface of the casing. Treating members such as pulverizing members are disposed in the casing for revolution relative to the inside wall surface of the casing. The treating chamber has a discharge opening for permitting overflows of the material under treatment. The discharge opening is disposed adjacent a center of rotation of the casing, and a limiting device is provided adjacent the discharge opening for limiting the overflows of the material under treatment. A classifier is provided to communicate with the discharge opening of the treating chamber for receiving treated material.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing metallic fine particles by use of at least one arc-discharging section located in a hollow interior cavity of a rotary body. Metallic material is dropped into the rotary body during rotation thereof. The metallic material is melted and driven centrifugally through an outlet where it impinges upon a stationary cooled wall of a surrounding casing. When the melted material strikes the cooled wall, the melted material forms small particles. These small particles are then withdrawn through an outlet in the casing.

Abstract: An apparatus for classifying particles into fine particles and coarse particles by a classification standard particle size which is determined by selecting a rotational frequency of a classifying rotor. The rotational frequency is derived from an equation stored in a computer and the rotor is automatically maintained at the rotational frequency thus derived.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the cohesion force of a particulate material. The apparatus comprises a bottomed container composed of a fixed container segment and a movable container segment for containing the particulate material, a driving device for moving the movable container segment perpendicularly to the plane of separation of the container to divide the particulate material in the container into two, and a unit for detecting the external force to be applied to the movable container segment by the driving device. At least the movable container segment is suspended from and retained by swingable or deflectable support members.

Abstract: An apparatus for classifying particles comprising a main body having a fine particle outlet and a coarse particle outlet, a classifying fan wheel disposed within the main body, and a first gas inlet channel for supplying the particles to the interior of the main body along with a gas stream. The apparatus further includes a gas passing member having a large number of gas inlets opened toward the direction of rotation of the fan wheel, and a second gas inlet channel for supplying a gas stream to the space between the gas passing member and the inner wall surface of the main body.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring flow rate of powders or granules forced out off the periphery of a loading table to fall down gravitationally. Deflector members arranged within the gravitational fall path of the powders or granules are subjected to a rotary force by impingement thereon of the powders or granules. Flow rate is measured as proportional to the moment for rotation.