Patents by Inventor Chiwoong CHOI

Chiwoong 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).

  • Publication number: 20200234835
    Abstract: A coolant recirculation system of a nuclear power plant is provided that may include: a reactor vessel configured to accommodate a reactor core and a reactor coolant therein; a steam generator configured to transfer a gas, converted from a liquid phase to a gaseous phase by exchanging heat with the reactor coolant, to a turbine system; a pressurizer configured to control pressure of the reactor coolant in the reactor vessel; a primary system pressure reducing valve located above the pressurizer and configured to open at a predetermined pressure to discharge the reactor coolant into a containment building for rapid depressurization; and a moisture separator connected to the primary system pressure reducing valve to separate moisture. The moisture separator may separate the reactor coolant into a gaseous phase and a liquid phase. Then, the liquid phase reactor coolant may be returned to the reactor vessel to be recirculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jonghyuk LEE, Kyungdoo KIM, Kwiseok HA, Sungwon BAE, Seungwook LEE, Chiwoong CHOI, Jaeseok HEO