Patents by Inventor René Van Geemert

René Van Geemert 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: 8755481
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for modelizing a nuclear reactor core, including the steps of: partitioning the core in cubes to constitute nodes of a grid for computer implemented calculation, calculating neutron flux by using an iterative solving procedure of at least one eigensystem, the components of an iterant of the eigensystem corresponding either to a neutron flux, to a neutron outcurrent or to a neutron incurrent, for a respective cube to be calculated. A control parameter is varied to impact a neutron eigenvalue ? through a perturbed interface current equation and drive the neutron eigenvalue ? towards 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Areva NP
    Inventor: Rene Van Geemert
  • Patent number: 8755482
    Abstract: The method comprises the steps of: partitioning the core in cubes to constitute nodes of a grid for computer implemented calculation, splitting the cubes into a first category and a second category, each cube of the first category being adjacent only to cubes from the second category so that the first category and second category of cubes constitute a checkerboard-like pattern, ordering the cubes of the first category and then the cubes of the second category, calculating neutron flux and/or thermohydraulics parameters by using an iterative solving procedure of at least one linear system and/or an eigensystem, the components of an iterant of the linear system and/or the eigensystem constituting the neutron flux and/or thermohydraulics parameters to be calculated, wherein, during the iterative solving procedure, calculations are conducted on the cubes of the first category then on the cubes of the second category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Areva NP
    Inventor: Rene Van Geemert
  • Patent number: 8463588
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for modelizing a nuclear reactor core, includes the steps of: partitioning the core in cubes to constitute nodes of a grid for computer implemented calculation, calculating neutron flux by using an iterative solving procedure of at least one eigensystem, the components of an iterant of the eigensystem corresponding either to a neutron flux, to a neutron outcurrent or to a neutron incurrent, for a respective cube to be calculated. The eigensystem iterative solving procedure includes a substep of conditioning the eigensystem into a spare eigensystem wherein the components of an iterant of the spare eigensystem correspond only either to neutron incurrents coming into the cubes or to neutron outcurrents coming from the cubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Areva NP
    Inventor: Rene Van Geemert
  • Patent number: 8401834
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for modelizing a nuclear reactor core, including the steps of: partitioning the core in cubes to constitute nodes of a grid for computer implemented calculation, calculating neutron flux by using an iterative solving procedure of at least one eigensystem, the components of an iterant of the eigensystem corresponding either to a neutron flux, to a neutron outcurrent or to a neutron incurrent, for a respective cube to be calculated. The neutrons are sorted in a plurality of neutron energy groups, and the eigensystem iterative solving procedure includes a substep of conditioning the eigensystem into a restricted eigensystem corresponding to the eigensystem for a selection of some neutron energy groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Areva NP
    Inventor: Rene Van Geemert
  • Publication number: 20110046932
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for modelizing a nuclear reactor core, includes the steps of: partitioning the core in cubes to constitute nodes of a grid for computer implemented calculation, calculating neutron flux by using an iterative solving procedure of at least one eigensystem, the components of an iterant of the eigensystem corresponding either to a neutron flux, to a neutron outcurrent or to a neutron incurrent, for a respective cube to be calculated. The eigensystem iterative solving procedure includes a substep of conditioning the eigensystem into a spare eigensystem wherein the components of an iterant of the spare eigensystem correspond only either to neutron incurrents coming into the cubes or to neutron outcurrents coming from the cubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: AREVA NP
    Inventor: René Van Geemert
  • Publication number: 20110046931
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for modelizing a nuclear reactor core, including the steps of: partitioning the core in cubes to constitute nodes of a grid for computer implemented calculation, calculating neutron flux by using an iterative solving procedure of at least one eigensystem, the components of an iterant of the eigensystem corresponding either to a neutron flux, to a neutron outcurrent or to a neutron incurrent, for a respective cube to be calculated. The neutrons are sorted in a plurality of neutron energy groups, and the iterative solving procedure includes a multi-level V-cycle with a top level fed with the eigensystem for the plurality of neutron energy groups and at least one bottom level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: AREVA NP
    Inventor: René Van Geemert
  • Publication number: 20110044422
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for modelizing a nuclear reactor core, including the steps of: partitioning the core in cubes to constitute nodes of a grid for computer implemented calculation, calculating neutron flux by using an iterative solving procedure of at least one eigensystem, the components of an iterant of the eigensystem corresponding either to a neutron flux, to a neutron outcurrent or to a neutron incurrent, for a respective cube to be calculated. A control parameter is varied to impact a neutron eigenvalue ? through a perturbed interface current equation and drive the neutron eigenvalue ? towards 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: AREVA NP
    Inventor: Rene Van Geemert
  • Publication number: 20110046930
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for modelizing a nuclear reactor core, including the steps of: partitioning the core in cubes to constitute nodes of a grid for computer implemented calculation, calculating neutron flux by using an iterative solving procedure of at least one eigensystem, the components of an iterant of the eigensystem corresponding either to a neutron flux, to a neutron outcurrent or to a neutron incurrent, for a respective cube to be calculated. The neutrons are sorted in a plurality of neutron energy groups, and the eigensystem iterative solving procedure includes a substep of conditioning the eigensystem into a restricted eigensystem corresponding to the eigensystem for a selection of some neutron energy groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: AREVA NP
    Inventor: René Van Geemert
  • Publication number: 20110029294
    Abstract: The method comprises the steps of: partitioning the core in cubes to constitute nodes of a grid for computer implemented calculation, splitting the cubes into a first category and a second category, each cube of the first category being adjacent only to cubes from the second category so that the first category and second category of cubes constitute a checkerboard-like pattern, ordering the cubes of the first category and then the cubes of the second category, calculating neutron flux and/or thermohydraulics parameters by using an iterative solving procedure of at least one linear system and/or an eigensystem, the components of an iterant of the linear system and/or the eigensystem constituting the neutron flux and/or thermohydraulics parameters to be calculated, wherein, during the iterative solving procedure, calculations are conducted on the cubes of the first category then on the cubes of the second category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: AREVA NP
    Inventor: Rene Van Geemert