The present application discloses and claims a method to make a flexible ceramic fibers (Flexiramics™) and polymer composites. The resulting composite has an improved mechanical strength (tensile) when compared with the Flexiramics™ respective the nanofibers alone. Additionally a composite has better properties than the polymer alone such as lower fire retardancy, higher thermal conductivity and lower thermal expansion. Several different polymers can be used, both thermosets and thermoplastics. Flexiramics™ has unique physical characteristic and the composite materials can be used for numerous industrial and laboratory applications.

A moving blade for a turbine or compressor stage of a gas turbine is provided, including a vane (10) and a radially outer shroud (20), for at least one contour point (P.sub.K) of an outer contour of a profile cross section (P) of the vane at a radial outer gas channel boundary, the wall thickness of the shroud at at least one edge point (P.sub.R) of the shroud, whose connecting line (V), including the contour point with a normal (N), which is perpendicular to the outer contour of the profile cross section in the contour point, encloses an angle (σ), which is no more than 5°, is less than a wall thickness of the shroud at the contour point, the wall thickness of the shroud decreasing strictly monotonously along the connecting line.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a protein fiber, including an extension and contraction step of contracting or extending a protein raw fiber containing a protein by bringing the protein raw fiber into contact with a liquid or vapor; and a drying step of drying the protein raw fiber that has undergone the extension and contraction step while adjusting a length of the protein raw fiber to an arbitrary length.

A process for producing a nonwoven fabric comprising forming a polymer composition comprising a primary polypropylene and at least one secondary polyolefin; in a spunbond process, forming fibers then fabric from the polymer composition; and exposing the fabric to an heating environment within a range from 50° C. to 250° C.

Systems and methods for focused direction deposition of a micron or nanometer dimension polymeric fiber and materials of such fibers are described herein. Systems and methods employ one or more gas flows to entrain and deflect fibers produced by a rotary jet spinning system forming a focused fiber stream. Some embodiments enable control of alignment and distribution of the fibers with a relatively high fiber throughput.

Systems and methods for focused direction deposition of a micron or nanometer dimension polymeric fiber and materials of such fibers are described herein. Systems and methods employ one or more gas flows to entrain and deflect fibers produced by a rotary jet spinning system forming a focused fiber stream. Some embodiments enable control of alignment and distribution of the fibers with a relatively high fiber throughput.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a discharge nozzle for nanofiber production apparatuses that when producing nanofibers, allows for an easy change to a specification of fibers to be produced, such as the diameter, and thus an improvement in apparatus variety or workability and a nanofiber production apparatus including the discharge nozzle. A discharge nozzle 2 mounted on a nanofiber production apparatus 1 includes a division-type nozzle unit 6 that is provided with a molten/dissolved resin outlet 9 from which a molten or dissolved resin is discharged, a molten/dissolved resin flow path 10 through which the molten or dissolved resin is sent to the molten/dissolved resin outlet 9, a hot blast outlet 11 from which a hot blast is discharged, and a hot blast flow path 12 through which the hot blast is sent to the hot blast outlet 11. The division-type nozzle unit 6 can be divided into first to fourth nozzle units 6a to 6d.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a discharge nozzle for nanofiber production apparatuses that when producing nanofibers, allows for an easy change to a specification of fibers to be produced, such as the diameter, and thus an improvement in apparatus variety or workability and a nanofiber production apparatus including the discharge nozzle. A discharge nozzle 2 mounted on a nanofiber production apparatus 1 includes a division-type nozzle unit 6 that is provided with a molten/dissolved resin outlet 9 from which a molten or dissolved resin is discharged, a molten/dissolved resin flow path 10 through which the molten or dissolved resin is sent to the molten/dissolved resin outlet 9, a hot blast outlet 11 from which a hot blast is discharged, and a hot blast flow path 12 through which the hot blast is sent to the hot blast outlet 11. The division-type nozzle unit 6 can be divided into first to fourth nozzle units 6a to 6d.

A method for producing solid cellulose filaments from a fluid of the cellulose by extruding the fluid through a plurality of extrusion openings, whereby fluid filaments are produced, and solidifying the filaments in a coagulation bath, the filaments being bundled in the coagulation bath and being deflected as a bundle in order to be drawn from the coagulation bath above the coagulation bath level, the bundle of filaments assuming a deflection width on a deflecting device, which deflection width is defined in accordance with a formula. A device therefor is also provided.

A method for producing solid cellulose filaments from a fluid of the cellulose by extruding the fluid through a plurality of extrusion openings, whereby fluid filaments are produced, and solidifying the filaments in a coagulation bath, the filaments being bundled in the coagulation bath and being deflected as a bundle in order to be drawn from the coagulation bath above the coagulation bath level, the bundle of filaments assuming a deflection width on a deflecting device, which deflection width is defined in accordance with a formula. A device therefor is also provided.