Patents by Inventor Byoung-Hae CHOI

Byoung-Hae CHOI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8418532
    Abstract: A steam generator, used in a helical coil type steam generator for a sodium-cooled fast reactor which has heat transfer tubes of a double-wall tube structure, with high heat transfer efficiency and a heat transfer tube damage detection unit that can detect on-line in real-time whether the heat transfer tube is damaged or not. The heat transfer tube of a steam generator for a sodium-cooled fast reactor, includes an inner tube formed with a first material; an outer tube formed with a second material that is in close contact with the inner tube and which has a thermal expansion coefficient less than that of the first material; and a plurality of helium flow grooves formed between the inner tube and the outer tube along a lengthwise direction of the heat transfer tube for flowing helium gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: Ho-Yun Nam, Byoung-Hae Choi, Byung-Ho Kim, Jong-Man Kim
  • Publication number: 20100064988
    Abstract: A steam generator, used in a helical coil type steam generator for a sodium-cooled fast reactor which has heat transfer tubes of a double-wall tube structure, with high heat transfer efficiency and a heat transfer tube damage detection unit that can detect on-line in real-time whether the heat transfer tube is damaged or not. The heat transfer tube of a steam generator for a sodium-cooled fast reactor, includes an inner tube formed with a first material; an outer tube formed with a second material that is in close contact with the inner tube and which has a thermal expansion coefficient less than that of the first material; and a plurality of helium flow grooves formed between the inner tube and the outer tube along a lengthwise direction of the heat transfer tube for flowing helium gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Ho-Yun NAM, Byoung-Hae CHOI, Byung-Ho KIM, Jong-Man KIM