Patents by Inventor kemei Cao

kemei Cao 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: 11894151
    Abstract: An integrated passive reactor system including a pressure vessel, a containment vessel arranged outside the pressure vessel, and a reactor core arranged inside the pressure vessel. A primary loop operates in full natural circulation. The reactor system is provided with a secondary side passive residual heat removal system including a primary loop heat exchanger arranged inside the pressure vessel and a passive residual heat removal heat exchanger arranged outside the containment vessel. The primary loop heat exchanger is arranged above the reactor core. The passive residual heat removal heat exchanger is arranged inside a water tank which is fixed outside the containment vessel. The primary loop heat exchanger and the passive residual heat removal heat exchanger are connected by heat exchanger inlet pipelines and heat exchanger outlet pipelines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI NUCLEAR ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingguang Zheng, Jinquan Yan, Yu Chen, Bo Yang, Kemei Cao, Zhan Liu, Haitao Wang
  • Publication number: 20240029904
    Abstract: Integrated passive reactor including a reactor primary circuit, a containment cooling system, a residual heat removal system, and a reactor core cooling system. Loop resistance is reduced by means of a reactor-type process design, a flow guide device is provided at a rising section of fluid to reduce the loop resistance, the rising section is shrunken to increase the arrangement space of a heat exchanger so as to further optimize system resistance, and the designs of an infinite-time passive reactor core residual heat removal system and an infinite-time passive containment cooling system are achieved. By means of the rational configuration of a pressure relief system, high-pressure safety injection is removed, and the passive reactor core cooling system is simplified. By means of the design of an auxiliary circulation device for a loss of coolant accident, the safety of a reactor core in the loss of coolant accident is further enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhan LIU, Haitao WANG, Guodong WANG, Bo YANG, Kemei CAO
  • Publication number: 20230223160
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor secondary side passive residual heat removal system, comprising: a containment vessel; a steam generator provided with a steam outlet and a water supply inlet; a water tank, the water tank being internally provided with a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger having a heat exchanger inlet and a heat exchanger outlet; and a steam driven pump provided with a steam port, a water inlet and a water outlet, wherein the steam generator, the water tank and the steam driven pump are arranged in the containment vessel, the heat exchanger inlet is in communication with the steam outlet of the steam generator by means of a first pipeline, the heat exchanger outlet is in communication with the water inlet of the steam driven pump by means of a second pipeline, the water outlet of the steam driven pump is in communication with the water supply inlet of the steam generator by means of a third pipeline, and the steam port of the steam driven pump is in communication with the first pipeline by means of a fo
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Zhan LIU, Di LIU, Haitao WANG, Bo YANG, Kemei CAO, Zhanfei QI
  • Publication number: 20230197300
    Abstract: A passive waste heat removal system on the secondary side of a marine environmental reactor. The system includes a containment, an airtight water tank, and a steam generator. The containment is partially or fully immersed in seawater. The airtight water tank is disposed on the inner wall surface of the containment, the airtight water tank being provided with a water tank inlet and a water tank outlet. The steam generator is placed in the containment, the steam generator having a steam outlet and a feedwater inlet. The water tank inlet of the airtight water tank communicates with the steam outlet of the steam generator by means of a first pipe, and the water tank outlet of the airtight water tank communicates with the feedwater inlet of the steam generator by means of a second pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Zhan LIU, Haitao WANG, Di LIU, Bo YANG, Kemei CAO
  • Publication number: 20220351871
    Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated passive reactor system comprising a pressure vessel, a containment vessel arranged outside the pressure vessel and a reactor core arranged inside the pressure vessel, wherein the primary loop operates in full natural circulation. The integrated reactor system is also provided with a secondary side passive residual heat removal system comprising primary loop heat exchanger(s) arranged inside the pressure vessel and passive residual heat removal heat exchanger(s) arranged outside the containment vessel, wherein the primary loop heat exchanger(s) is/are arranged above the reactor core, the passive residual heat removal heat exchanger(s) is/are arranged inside water tank(s) which is/are fixed outside the containment vessel, and the primary heat exchanger(s) and the passive residual heat removal heat exchanger(s) are connected by heat exchanger inlet pipelines and heat exchanger outlet pipelines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Mingguang ZHENG, Jinquan YAN, Yu CHEN, Bo YANG, Kemei CAO, Zhan LIU, Haitao WANG
  • Patent number: 9384863
    Abstract: An apparatus for retention of molten material for a Generation IV reactor after a nuclear power plant accident comprises an inner wall which is peripherally closed, a vapor channel wall with an opening at the bottom fixed in the inner side of the inner wall, a pressure vessel disposed in the vapor channel wall, a vapor rising channel formed between the pressure vessel and the vapor channel wall, and it further comprises an outer wall surrounding the inner wall, a core molten material retention apparatus fixed at the bottom of the inner wall, and a deflector keeping away from the inner wall and the core molten material retention apparatus to form a gap; wherein a coolant falling channel is formed between the outer wall and the deflector, a coolant inlet is disposed at the bottom of the deflector, and a coolant channel is disposed between the inner wall and the core molten material retention apparatus; a core molten material retention recess is disposed at the upper surface of the core molten material retention
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute
    Inventors: Mingguang Zheng, Cheng Ye, Guoxing Gu, Jinquan Yan, Yuanwei Ye, Guobao Shi, Song Chen, Kemei Cao
  • Publication number: 20140241483
    Abstract: An apparatus for retention of molten material for a Generation IV reactor after a nuclear power plant accident comprises an inner wall which is peripherally closed, a vapor channel wall with an opening at the bottom fixed in the inner side of the inner wall, a pressure vessel disposed in the vapor channel wall, a vapor rising channel formed between the pressure vessel and the vapor channel wall, and it further comprises an outer wall surrounding the inner wall, a core molten material retention apparatus fixed at the bottom of the inner wall, and a deflector keeping away from the inner wall and the core molten material retention apparatus to form a gap; wherein a coolant falling channel is formed between the outer wall and the deflector, a coolant inlet is disposed at the bottom of the deflector, and a coolant channel is disposed between the inner wall and the core molten material retention apparatus; a core molten material retention recess is disposed at the upper surface of the core molten material retention
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Shangai Nucleaar Engineering Research & & Design Institute
    Inventors: Mingguang Zheng, Cheng Ye, Guoxing Gu, Jinquan Yan, Yuanwei Ye, Guobao Shi, Song Chen, kemei Cao