Abstract: The present invention includes a kneading chamber (2) which kneads a material to be kneaded (G), a gas introduction part (3) which introduces an inert gas in the chamber (2), a concentration measurement part (4) which measures the oxygen concentration in the chamber (2); an arithmetic operation section (30) which performs operation to make the inside of the chamber (2) achieve the target oxygen concentration; and a control section (31) which controls the part (3) according to the result obtained by the section (30); wherein the section (30) performs operation to set the inside of the chamber (2) to the target oxygen concentration while comparing the oxygen concentration measured during kneading by the part (4) and target oxygen concentration set in advance; and the section (31) controls a purge flow rate and purge time of an inert gas introduced in the kneading chamber (2) from the part (3) based on the operation result, in kneading performed after the operation.

Abstract: Provided are a heat medium heating-cooling apparatus and a heat medium temperature control method, which can control the heat medium temperature stably and more efficiently. The heat medium heating-cooling apparatus includes a heat medium heating unit (12) as well as a bypass line (19) thereof with switching valves 20a, 20b switching the direction of a flow of the heat medium to the heat medium heating unit or the bypass line. Decisions are made based on the present temperature (PV) in a reactor (11), a preset target temperature (SV), stable temperature range (?) and control switching temperature (?). According to the resulted four decisions of “stable heating”, “stable cooling”, “inclined heating” and “inclined cooling”, the temperature control according to either of the heating control at a heating control unit or the cooling control at a cooling control unit is conducted.

Abstract: Provided are a heat medium heating-cooling apparatus and a heat medium temperature control method, which can control the heat medium temperature stably and more efficiently. The heat medium heating-cooling apparatus includes a heat medium heating unit (12) as well as a bypass line (19) thereof with switching valves 20a, 20b switching the direction of a flow of the heat medium to the heat medium heating unit or the bypass line. Decisions are made based on the present temperature (PV) in a reactor (11), a preset target temperature (SV), stable temperature range (?) and control switching temperature (?). According to the resulted four decisions of “stable heating”, “stable cooling”, “inclined heating” and “inclined cooling”, the temperature control according to either of the heating control at a heating control unit or the cooling control at a cooling control unit is conducted.