Abstract: A panel cell for detecting anti-HNA antibody is disclosed. The panel cell is obtained by introducing a DNA coding for an HNA antigen corresponding to the anti-HNA antibody into a cell so as to enable the expression of the DNA under the condition for use in the detection procedure, wherein the cell for DNA introduction exhibits no detectable reaction with anti-HLA-ABC antibody, anti-HLA-DR antibody, anti-HLA-DQ antibody, anti-HLA-DP antibody, anti-HNA-1 antibody, anti-HNA-2a antibody, anti-HNA-3a antibody, anti-HNA-4 antibody, anti-HNA-5 antibody, and serum from normal subject, in the detection procedure. The panel cell allows accurate and rapid detection of granulocyte antibody.

Abstract: There is provided a gas turbine shroud including a ceramic abradable coating used as a gap adjusting component that can reduce a fluid leakage from a gap and increase turbine efficiency. A gas turbine ceramic abradable coating includes a bond layer, a thermal barrier ceramic layer, and a porous ceramic abradable layer (hardness may be RC15Y: 80±3). A slit groove is provided in the porous ceramic abradable layer by machining. A width of a rectangular section of the ceramic abradable layer divided by the slit groove may be set to a range of 2 to 7 mm.

Abstract: A spraying material for coating a metallic member, being inexpensive and having superior corrosion and erosion resistance even in high temperature environments, wherein the material is composed of an Fe—Si based compound and comprises an alloy composed of 10 to 35% by weight of Si and the remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities, and further, up to 5% by weight of B may be added to the material in terms of improvement in hardness and adhesiveness of the coating is provided in order to protect components such as heaters and water walls of coal fired boilers and heat exchanger tubes of fluidized bed boilers, etc., from corrosion and erosion. The spraying material is formed into a coating by, for example, high velocity flame spraying or atmospheric plasma spraying.

Abstract: There is provided a high temperature component with a thermal barrier coating, which can be used as a high temperature component for a gas turbine, an aircraft gas turbine engine, or the like. A top coat is formed of a ceramic on a bond coat, the bond coat being formed on a heat resistant alloy substrate composed mainly of at least one element of nickel and cobalt, wherein the bond coat contains at least one of nickel and cobalt, chromium and aluminum, and further contains at least one selected from a group consisting of tantalum, cesium, tungsten, silicon, platinum, manganese and boron in a range of 0 to 20 wt %. The high temperature component according to the present invention has very high durability of a thermal-insulating ceramic layer, and is less susceptible to spalling damage.

Abstract: A metal sealing material used in a sealing device which can reduce a gap between a stator and a rotor of a turbine. The metal sealing material used in a sealing device for a stator and a rotor of a turbine includes a surface layer and a lower layer composed of a porous metal layer, wherein the porosity of the surface layer is smaller than the porosity of the lower layer; the porosity of the surface layer is 60 to 65% and the porosity of the lower layer is 67 to 75% or less; and the porous metal layer has a thickness of 0.3 to 3.0 mm and may include, as a main component, an MCrAlY alloy where M is either one of Ni and Co or both thereof, and h-BN as a solid lubricant.

Abstract: A high-temperature resistant component for a gas turbine hot part and so on is provided, which has durability and reliability enough to withstand a corrosive environment with use of the low-grade oil. The high-temperature resistant component includes an alloy substrate containing Ni, Co, or Fe as the principal component, and a thermal barrier coating formed over the surface of the substrate via a bond coat. The thermal barrier coating includes a porous thermal-barrier layer made of ceramic and an environmental barrier layer with corrosion resistance. An impregnated layer is provided between the environmental barrier layer and the thermal barrier layer. In the impregnated layer, the thermal barrier layer is impregnated with a part of the environmental barrier layer. The thermal barrier layer is made of a porous zirconia layer, and the environmental barrier layer includes silica as the principal component. The porous zirconia layer has pores impregnated with the part of the environmental barrier layer.

Abstract: Provided are a seal structure and a control method therefor that can improve sealing performance between a rotating portion and a fixed portion, smoothly start up a steam turbine, and suppress the temperature rise of the rotating portion even if the rotating portion is continuously rotated for a long period of time. A seal structure is configured such that seal fins 62 on a seal base-plate 61 side and corresponding breathable spacers 4b on a rotor 2a side are opposed to each other and breathable spacers 4a on the seal base-plate 61 side and corresponding seal fins 2a1 on the rotor 2a side are opposed to each other. The seal base-plate 61 is installed shiftably in a direction coming close to or moving away from the rotor 2a. If steam St has low pressure, the seal fins 62 and the corresponding breathable spacers 4b are not in contact with each other and the seal fins 2a1 and the corresponding breathable spacers 4a are not in contact with each other.

Abstract: A spraying material for coating a metallic member, being inexpensive and having superior corrosion and erosion resistance even in high temperature environments, wherein the material is composed of an Fe—Si based compound and comprises an alloy composed of 10 to 35% by weight of Si and the remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities, and further, up to 5% by weight of B may be added to the material in terms of improvement in hardness and adhesiveness of the coating is provided in order to protect components such as heaters and water walls of coal fired boilers and heat exchanger tubes of fluidized bed boilers, etc., from corrosion and erosion. The spraying material is formed into a coating by, for example, high velocity flame spraying or atmospheric plasma spraying.

Abstract: A steam turbine rotor shaft and a method of manufacturing the same are provided wherein the sliding characteristics of a journal are improved, and the journal is free from welding cracks and does not need a post heat treatment. The low alloy steel coating layer having a better sliding characteristics than 9 to 13% Cr heat resisting steel and a area rate of defects including pores and oxides in a range of 3 to 15% is formed by a high velocity flame spray coating method on a sliding surface of the journal.

Abstract: A panel cell for detecting anti-HNA antibody is disclosed. The panel cell is obtained by introducing a DNA coding for an HNA antigen corresponding to the anti-HNA antibody into a cell so as to enable the expression of the DNA under the condition for use in the detection procedure, wherein the cell for DNA introduction exhibits no detectable reaction with anti-HLA-ABC antibody, anti-HLA-DR antibody, anti-HLA-DQ antibody, anti-HLA-DP antibody, anti-HNA-1 antibody, anti-HNA-2a antibody, anti-HNA-3a antibody, anti-HNA-4 antibody, anti-HNA-5 antibody, and serum from normal subject, in the detection procedure. The panel cell allows accurate and rapid detection of granulocyte antibody.

Abstract: A method of applying a diffusion aluminide coating partially to a selective region more simply and conveniently, the method including a step of forming a metal aluminum film onto a selective region of the heat-resistant alloy substrate to be treated; and a step of applying a heat treatment to the heat-resistant alloy substrate on the selective region of which the metal aluminum film is formed and diffusing and penetrating aluminum in the metal aluminum film into the heat-resistant alloy substrate.

Abstract: A thermal barrier coating comprises a bond coating 12 made of high temperature corrosion resistance superior to a substrate 11 and a thermal barrier coating 13 made of ZrO2 series ceramics formed on the bond coating. The thermal barrier coating has cracks extending in the direction of the thickness of the barrier coat. Substantially all of the tips of the cracks have a distance between the tips and the boundary at the substrate side.

Abstract: A ceramic top coat is formed over a heat resistant alloy including Ni as a main component through a bond coat which contains Ni essentially as a main component, Cr, and Al. The alloy for the bond coat can include Si in the range from 0 to 10 wt. %. As a result, in a long time operation, the spalling damage of a ceramic top coat is not easily created and the deterioration of the mechanical properties is small.

Abstract: An apparatus or system is used for planning the rotation of part usage between shafts or plants based at least on schedule information relating to operation and inspection-purpose shutdown, attribute information relating to part life, part maintenance periods, and other part attributes, and part information relating to the parts to be used in the rotation.

Abstract: An apparatus or system is used for planning the rotation of part usage between shafts or plants based at least on schedule information relating to operation and inspection-purpose shutdown, attribute information relating to part life, part maintenance periods, and other part attributes, and part information relating to the parts to be used in the rotation.

Abstract: A gas turbine washing-date determination apparatus of the present invention is equipped with a sum cost calculation means for calculating a sum of loss cost due to not washing a compressor from a compressor efficiency calculated, and determines a gas turbine washing-date with using the sum of the loss cost. Meanwhile, in the gas turbine washing-date determination apparatus the compressor efficiency is calculated from process data of a gas turbine plant, and a compressor washing-date is determined, based on the compressor efficiency.

Abstract: There is provided a high temperature component with a thermal barrier coating, which can be used as a high temperature component for a gas turbine, an aircraft gas turbine engine, or the like. A top coat is formed of a ceramic on a bond coat, the bond coat being formed on a heat resistant alloy substrate composed mainly of at least one element of nickel and cobalt, wherein the bond coat contains at least one of nickel and cobalt, chromium and aluminum, and further contains at least one selected from a group consisting of tantalum, cesium, tungsten, silicon, platinum, manganese and boron in a range of 0 to 20 wt %. The high temperature component according to the present invention has very high durability of a thermal-insulating ceramic layer, and is less susceptible to spalling damage.

Abstract: A thermal barrier coating comprises a bond coating 12 made of high temperature corrosion resistance superior to a substrate 11 and a thermal barrier coating 13 made of ZrO2 series ceramics formed on the bond coating. The thermal barrier coating has cracks extending in the direction of the thickness of the barrier coat. Substantially all of the tips of the cracks have a distance between the tips and the boundary at the substrate side.

Abstract: A gas turbine washing-date determination apparatus of the present invention is equipped with a sum cost calculation means for calculating a sum of loss cost due to not washing a compressor from a compressor efficiency calculated, and determines a gas turbine washing-date with using the sum of the loss cost. Meanwhile, in the gas turbine washing-date determination apparatus the compressor efficiency is calculated from process data of a gas turbine plant, and a compressor washing-date is determined, based on the compressor efficiency.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide the apparatuses and systems for planning the rotation of part usage between a plurality of shafts or plants.