Patents by Inventor Yanfang Wu

Yanfang Wu 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: 11421493
    Abstract: A device and a method for transferring and storing a deep in-situ core in a sealed and pressure-maintaining manner includes a pressure vessel, a sealed storage vessel, a control system, a pressure regulation system and at least one spherical valve. The pressure vessel includes a first barrel and a first end sealing piston mounted at a first end of the first barrel and being slidable in the pressure vessel. The sealed storage vessel includes a second barrel and a second end sealing piston which is mounted at a first end of the second barrel. At least one spherical valve is connected between the first barrel and the second barrel. The pressure regulation system is configured for regulating an amount of water in the second barrel. The control system includes a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, and a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Jianming He, Zhaobin Zhang, Jian Huo, Yanfang Wu, Shouding Li, Xiao Li
  • Publication number: 20220136352
    Abstract: A device and a method for transferring and storing a deep in-situ core in a sealed and pressure-maintaining manner includes a pressure vessel, a sealed storage vessel, a control system, a pressure regulation system and at least one spherical valve. The pressure vessel includes a first barrel and a first end sealing piston mounted at a first end of the first barrel and being slidable in the pressure vessel. The sealed storage vessel includes a second barrel and a second end sealing piston which is mounted at a first end of the second barrel. At least one spherical valve is connected between the first barrel and the second barrel. The pressure regulation system is configured for regulating an amount of water in the second barrel. The control system includes a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, and a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Jianming HE, Zhaobin ZHANG, Jian HUO, Yanfang WU, Shouding LI, Xiao LI
  • Publication number: 20220074915
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device and a method for preparing natural gas hydrate under controlled temperature and pressure, which relates to the technical field of rock and soil mechanics test technology and equipment. The device includes a three-axis cylinder outer tube, a temperature adjustment system, a pressure loading system, a gas supply system and a recovery system. The three-axis cylinder outer tube is provided with an accommodating cavity throughout its middle, and the accommodating cavity is provided with an end cover of the three-axis cylinder outer tube at each end thereof. The temperature adjustment system is used to adjust the temperature of the three-axis cylinder outer tube. The pressure loading system is used to apply pressure load to the accommodating cavity. The gas supply system is used to supply a high-pressure gas into the accommodating cavity. The recovery system is used to recover the moisture and gas in the accommodating cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jianming He, Yanfang Wu, Jian Huo, Zhaobin Zhang, Shouding Li, Xiao Li
  • Patent number: 11048002
    Abstract: A visualization system for simulating excavation of a fluid-structure interaction tunnel includes a fluid-structure interaction tunnel model system, a tunnel model solution supply system, a detection system and an excavation system. The tunnel model solution supply system is configured to inject a nuclide solution to simulate a fluid pressure. The detection system is configured to detect a 3D deformation state of a tunnel surrounding rock and a 3D migration process of the nuclide solution. The excavation system is provided between the detection system and the tunnel model system to simulate tunnel excavation. During the tunnel excavation, a lifting device in the excavation system controls a drilling device to ascend to a set height for operation. During 3D detection, the lifting device controls the drilling device to descend to an initial height to avoid affecting the detection of a detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Tianqiao Mao, Xiao Li, Shouding Li, Zhaobin Zhang, Jianming He, Guanfang Li, Yanfang Wu, Pengfei He, Bo Zheng
  • Patent number: 11041819
    Abstract: A visual test system for a secondary generation or decomposition of a hydrate includes a hydrate conveying device, a computerized tomography (CT) imaging device, a temperature control device, a pressure control device and a flow control device. The hydrate conveying device includes an annular pipeline structure composed of a plurality of straight pipeline sections and a plurality of curved pipeline sections. The straight pipeline section is able to rotate around an axis thereof under the drive of a pipeline driving device. The CT imaging device is used to perform a three-dimensional (3D) detection inside the pipeline, and includes a turntable, a ray source and a detector. The ray source is able to rotate under the drive of the turntable driving device. The temperature control device, the pressure control device and the flow control device are used to control a gas-liquid mixture's temperature, pressure and flow rate, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiao Li, Bo Zheng, Shouding Li, Jianming He, Zhaobin Zhang, Tianqiao Mao, Guanfang Li, Yanfang Wu
  • Patent number: 11016010
    Abstract: A triaxial rock mechanics test system for high-strain-rate cyclic dynamic loading is provided, including: a host loading module, a dynamic cyclic loading module, and a dynamic measurement module. The host loading module includes a loading frame, a triaxial pressure mechanism and an actuator that are provided inside the loading frame. The dynamic cyclic loading module includes a driving mechanism, a fixed mechanism and a mobile mechanism. The dynamic measurement module is configured to acquire axial pressure data, radial deformation data and axial deformation data of the rock sample during a test. In the triaxial rock mechanics test system for high-strain-rate cyclic dynamic loading of the present invention, an energetic rod is driven by an electrical explosion of a metal wire to generate a strong shock wave with controllable peak pressure, duration and waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Guanfang Li, Xiao Li, Shouding Li, Jianming He, Zhaobin Zhang, Tianqiao Mao, Bo Zheng, Yanfang Wu
  • Patent number: 10948431
    Abstract: A visible test system includes a test chamber system, a heating system, a pressure control system, and a high-energy accelerator CT detection system configured to scan and detect the seepage and migration of magnetic fluid in fractures in a sample. The test chamber system includes a pressure chamber and a sample encapsulation device immersed in hydraulic oil arranged inside the pressure chamber. The heating system includes a magnetic fluid heating device, a resistance wire heating device and a temperature detection device. The magnetic fluid heating device includes a magnetic fluid loading pump configured to supply the magnetic fluid injected into the sample encapsulation device and an alternating magnetic field control device configured to provide an alternating magnetic field for heating the magnetic fluid. The resistance wire heating device is configured to heat the hydraulic oil. The present invention makes the fracture connectivity change during rock mass fracture visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Bo Zheng, Xiao Li, Shouding Li, Jianming He, Zhaobin Zhang, Tianqiao Mao, Guanfang Li, Pengfei He, Yanfang Wu