Patents by Inventor Yoon Sub Sim

Yoon Sub Sim 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: 7526057
    Abstract: A decay heat removal system for a liquid metal reactor in which a decay heat exchanger (DHX) is installed concentrically with an intermediate heat exchanger (IHX) in the same cylinder which separates the DHX and IHX from the reactor pool fluid, and serves to remove the reactor core decay heat. The cylinder surrounds the IHX and DHX, and has an open top portion protruding out of the level of the fluid in a hot pool, a bottom portion connected to a cold pool and a guide pipe for allowing the passage of the fluid from the hot pool into the IHX. The decay heat removal system can remove decay heat immediately after occurrence of an accident, thereby improving the safety of a nuclear plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignees: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Sub Sim, Seong O. Kim, Won Dae Jeon
  • Publication number: 20080219397
    Abstract: A decay heat removal system for a liquid metal reactor in which a decay heat exchanger (DHX) is installed concentrically with an intermediate heat exchanger (IHX) in the same cylinder which separates the DHX and IHX from the reactor pool fluid, and serves to remove the reactor core decay heat. The cylinder surrounds the IHX and DHX, and has an open top portion protruding out of the level of the fluid in a hot pool, a bottom portion connected to a cold pool and a guide pipe for allowing the passage of the fluid from the hot pool into the IHX. The decay heat removal system can remove decay heat immediately after occurrence of an accident, thereby improving the safety of a nuclear plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicants: KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon Sub Sim, Seong O. Kim, Won Dae Jeon
  • Patent number: 7308070
    Abstract: A decay heat removal system for a liquid metal reactor, in which a decay heat exchanger (DHX) is installed concentrically with an intermediate heat-exchanger (IHX) in the same cylinder which separates the DHX and IHX from the reactor pool fluid, and serves to remove the reactor core decay heat. The cylinder surrounds the IHX and the DHX, and has an opened top portion protruded out of the level of the fluid in a hot pool, a bottom portion connected to a cold pool and a guide pipe for allowing the passage of the fluid from the hot pool into the IHX. The decay heat removal system can remove decay heat immediately after occurrence of an accident, thereby improves the safety of a nuclear plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignees: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Sub Sim, Seong O Kim, Won Dae Jeon
  • Patent number: 6904754
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a steam generator for a liquid metal reactor and a heat transfer method thereof, and more particularly a steam generator for a liquid metal reactor having intermediate fluid forcibly circulated therein and structurally improved coiled heat transfer tubes installed therein, and a heat transfer method of such a steam generator, whereby an accident of the sodium-water reaction is practically prevented and heat transfer efficiency is improved. The heat transfer method of the steam generator for the liquid metal reactor including a reactor core, a steam generator, and a turbine, utilizes forced circulation for the intermediate fluid in the steam generator. The forced circulation is carried out through a flow channel defined in the steam generator, which forms a closed flow circuit for the intermediate fluid, by means of operation of a circulation pump installed in the flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignees: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Sub Sim, Seong-O Kim, Eui Kwang Kim, Do Hee Hahn, Myung Hwan Wi
  • Publication number: 20040182081
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a steam generator for a liquid metal reactor and a heat transfer method thereof, and more particularly a steam generator for a liquid metal reactor having intermediate fluid forcibly circulated therein and structurally improved coiled heat transfer tubes installed therein, and a heat transfer method of such a steam generator, whereby an accident of the sodium-water reaction is practically prevented and heat transfer efficiency is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Yoon Sub Sim, Seong-O Kim, Eui-Kwang Kim, Do Hee Hahn