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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a p-type SiC semiconductor single crystal, by which a growth speed of the level required for practical application can be obtained. SOLUTION: In the method for growing the p-type SiC semiconductor single crystal on a SiC single crystal substrate from a solution obtained by dissolving C in a Si melt, a solution obtained by further adding Cr and Al to the solution in an amount of 30-70 atom% and 0.1-20 atom%, respectively, based on the total amount of the Si melt, Cr and Al is used as the solution. Thereby, the crystal growth speed is enhanced because Cr enhances the solubility of C in the Si-C solution and Al functions as a p-type dopant and enhances the solubility of C in the Si-C solution like Cr. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for growing a silicon carbide single crystal, by which macro defects in an SiC single crystal obtained from a Si-Cr-C solution by a solution method, can be reduced. SOLUTION: In the method for growing the silicon carbide single crystal, comprising bringing a silicon carbide single crystal substrate into contact with a melt obtained by heating Si to melt it in a graphite crucible and growing the single crystal on the substrate, the silicon carbide single crystal is deposited and grown from a melt, obtained by adding elements of Cr and X (X is at least one kind selected from Ce and Nd) into the melt so that the ratio of Cr becomes in a range of 30-70 atom.% and the ratio of X becomes in a range of 1-25 atom.%, based on the elements in the total composition. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing an SiC single crystal where growing velocity is enhanced without increasing temperature gradient and where a flat growing surface can be stably maintained at the same time. SOLUTION: The SiC single crystal is grown from an SiC seed crystal held directly below the surface of an Si molten liquid as a starting point while maintaining such a temperature gradient that the temperature is reduced from the inside of the molten liquid toward the surface of the Si molten liquid in a graphite crucible. At least one kind of rare earth elements and one kind among Sn, Al and Ge are added in the Si molten liquid. It is favorable that a rare earth element is Dy or Ce, the addition amount of the rare earth element is 5-30 at.% of the total Si molten liquid containing an added element, the addition amount of one kind among Sn, Al and Ge is 5-20 at.% and Sn among Sn, Al and Ge is added. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an occlusion type gas storage device for an internal combustion engine of such a structure that the pressure resistance and cooling efficiency of cooling piping are both achieved, and a method for controlling the same. SOLUTION: In an occlusion tank 3 filled with adsorbent, a heat medium passage 92i is disposed. The heat medium passage 92i is connected to a cooling water source 5 through passages 93 and 94 by three-way valves 70 and 71 when occluding, and to a passage 91 in a heat exchanger 4 by three-way valves 70 and 71 when degassing. An ECU 2 controls delivery pressure of a high pressure fluid pump 6 to set liquid pressure in the heat medium passage 92i to be roughly similar to gas pressure in the occlusion tank 3 by referring to output of pressure gauges 80 and 81. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make efficient heat exchange in response to heat absorption and desorption of adsorbent. SOLUTION: The interior of a storage tank 10 is divided into a plurality of cells 20 for housing adsorbent 18 by cell walls 22. Elastomer 34 high in heat conductivity is filled between each cell wall 22 and adsorbent 18. Cooling water passage 24 for passing cooling water are also provided for the specified position of the cell walls 22. Heat is exchanged between each cell wall 22 and adsorbent 18 via elastomer, and heat accumulated is delivered outside through the cooling water passage 24, or adsorbent 18 is heated by heat brought in through the cooling passages 24. By this constitution, heat exchange with adsorbent can be made efficiently.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a natural gas car having an occlusion type gas storage tank capable of controlling the filling amount of natural gas on each car side according to the characteristics of an adsorbing material. SOLUTION: A natural gas in a supply tank 18 in a filling place is fed to a storage tank 10 to store the natural gas in which an adsorbing material is accommodated, and at this time, a shutoff valve 24 is opened, and the operation is conducted while monitoring is made for the gaseous phase part pressure of the storage tank 10 and the temp. of the adsorbing material using a pressure sensor 12 and a temp. sensor 14. If filling is conducted while the filling pressure is kept constant, the temp. of the adsorbing material varies in a temp. pattern decided for each car depending upon the characteristics of the adsorbing material accommodated in the tank 10, the size of the tank 10, etc. The temp. pattern is stored previously in an ECU 16, and sensing is made on the basis thereof that the specified amount of natural has been fed, and the ECU 16 closes the shutoff valve 24, and thus the filling operation is terminated.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a filling device for a natural gas automobile capable of filling a natural gas, from which heavy components are removed, into the natural gas engine automobile having a storage type natural gas storage tank, without raising the temperature of the natural gas. SOLUTION: A cooling device 12 for cooling a natural gas is connected to the outlet side of a storage tank 10 in which the natural gas is reserved. The natural gas is cooled by this cooling device 12 so as to liquefy heavy components including butane contained in the natural gas, and then the heavy components are separated from light components including methane in a separating tank 14. With this arrangement, it is possible to supply the natural gas from which the heavy components are removed without raising the temperature of the natural gas.
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PURPOSE:To increase the strength of a shim wall without increasing the thick ness of the shim wall by forming the shim wall of a valve lifter by means of reinforced fiber oriented in the vertical direction to the shim. CONSTITUTION:A plurality of prepregs 13 composed of carbon fiber of rein forced fiber 12 random oriented two-dimensionally to vinyl ester resin are lami nated and disposed in a compression molding die with a cavity of valve lifter shape, and the mold is heat pressurized. Then the prepregs 13 is filled in the inside of the cavity to form a molded material 10. At that time, the height of a bank section 11 on the cavity of the mold is formed higher than that of a shim wall 8 of a valve lifter 3 by 2-5 times. Then the bank section 11 of the molded material 10 and a processing margin are shaved into the shape of the dimension of valve lifter 3. The prepregs easily flows into the bank section 11 and the reinforced fiber 12 is easily oriented by said arrangement, and the reinforced fiber 12 is oriented in the vertical direction to the shim end surface at the shim wall 8 to increase the strength in the diameter direction.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the subject method capable of suppressing the temperature rise inside a storage container and increasing the storage density of a hydrocarbon gas in the container. SOLUTION: This method comprises the following procedure: top and bottom both ends of a hydrocarbon gas storage container 10 are furnished with methane inlets 20 in advance; to load the container 10 with a hydrocarbon gas, a CNG (compressed natural gas) is first introduced via the inlet 20 on the top of the container 10 into the container 10, and midway of the loading, the gas inlet 20 to be used is switched to the other gas inlet 20 at the bottom of the container 10; thereby a part where heat is generated at first is cooled owing to the adiabatic expansion of the CNG, and as for a part where heat is generated by introducing a CNG afterwards, temperature rise is suppressed since the temperature has fallen by the adiabatic expansion occurred when the CNG was introduced at first.
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PURPOSE:To optimize the material quality and arrangement of a valve lifter by forming the valve lifter from FRP containing a specific weight percent of fibers having a glass transition temperature of higher than 200 deg. C and a length obtained by multiplying the outer diameter of the valve lifter with a specific value. CONSTITUTION:An FRP valve lifter body 11 having an insert 12 provided to a part with which the stem end of a valve makes contact is made of fiber- reinforced plastic containing 30 to 70wt% of fibers having a glass-transition temperature of higher than 200 deg. C and a length obtained by multiplying the outer diameter of the valve lifter with a value of 0.2 to 1.5. With this arrangement, the material quality and arrangement of the valve lifter is optimized so that the valve lifter can be put into practical use. Accordingly, it is possible to make the valve lifter lightweight and to reduce noise from a valve drive system.