Patents by Inventor Yunmin Chen

Yunmin Chen 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: 20250076169
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a device and a method for testing mechanical properties of a material under a high rotation speed and a high temperature. A sample chuck is installed on a main shaft of a centrifugal machine and rotates synchronously. A test sample is installed on the sample chuck. The induction heating system is installed on the centrifugal machine and does not rotate. The induction heating system is connected to a circulating water cooling system. A temperature controlling system is connected to the circulating water cooling system and the test sample. Parameters of the centrifugal machine, the test sample, etc. are determined. A temperature-controlling thermocouple and a strain gauge are installed on a standard section. A rotation speed of the centrifugal machine reaches the speed and is maintained until it breaks. Data is collected, and then the centrifugal machine is turned off and air-cooled to a room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hua WEI, Jianjiang ZHAO, Keman LIU, Weian LIN, Yunmin CHEN, Ze ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12226785
    Abstract: A vacuum chamber structure of an ultra-high gravity geotechnical centrifuge device, comprising: a cylindrical shell, a convex head, a bottom head, a lower bearing sealing cover, and a vacuum pressure-bearing chamber formed by sealing a top cylindrical cylinder and an upper sealing plate with sealing rings; wherein a high-speed rotor system is enclosed in the vacuum pressure-bearing chamber, and a cylindrical cooling device is installed between an internal side of the cylindrical shell and the high-speed rotor system. An annular cooling device is provided directly above the hanging baskets on both sides of the centrifuge arm. A vibration isolation expansion joint is arranged at the intersection of the high-speed rotor system and the cylindrical cylinder, which isolates the vibration of the main engine from the vacuum chamber and greatly reduces the vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chuanxiang Zheng, Weian Lin, Bingbing Chen, Jianqun Jiang, Yunmin Chen, Liming Tang, Jiao Lin, Danyang Dou
  • Patent number: 12109575
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for accurate flow control in a centrifugal supergravity environment. The apparatus comprises a control center, an oil supply module, a sensor module, an execution module and a centrifugal machine; the control center and the oil supply module are deployed in a normal gravity environment, and the sensor module and the execution module are deployed in a supergravity environment. According to the present application, the liquid level information of a model box, the piston position information of a servo actuator and the water supply flow information of the model box are collected by a sensor, and the information data are processed; control of the servo actuator is achieved by controlling an oil distributor; the flow fluctuation of a reciprocating water pump is weakened by the active complementation of flows of dual pump sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yao Tang, Chen Chen, Bo Huang, Daosheng Ling, Yunmin Chen
  • Publication number: 20240259126
    Abstract: An audio and video synchronization method and device (100) for a playback module, an electronic device (10) and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The playback module includes an object-oriented program language standard library and an audio and video synchronization module of a kernel driver. The method includes: determining, in response to a playback instruction, a target player to build an audio module and a video module by the target player; creating, in the program language standard library, a synchronization instance corresponding to the target player, the synchronization instance having a unique instance identifier; and obtaining a reference clock corresponding to a real-time code stream of the synchronization instance based on the instance identifier, and controlling, according to a set synchronization mode, data outputs of the audio module and the video module corresponding to the target player based on the reference clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Lifeng Cao, Zhi Zhou, Yunmin Chen
  • Patent number: 12037907
    Abstract: A hypergravity model test device for simulating a progressive failure of a shield tunnel face, including a model box, a shield tunnel model, a servo loading control system and a data acquisition system. The servo loading control system includes a servo motor, a planetary roller screw electric cylinder and a loading rod. The data acquisition system includes a displacement transducer, an axial force meter, a pore pressure transducer, an earth pressure transducer and an industrial camera. The servo loading control system is connected to an excavation plate through the loading rod to control the excavation plate to move back and forth along an axial direction of the shield tunnel model at a set speed to simulate failure of the shield tunnel face. A method for simulating a progressive failure of a shield tunnel face is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: Zhejiang University, PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Xiaowei Ye, Zhixiong Liu, Siyuan Ma, Junchao Li, Yunmin Chen, Jing Hou, Weijiang Chu, Can Wang
  • Publication number: 20240230616
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a cone penetrometer for detecting multi-pollutants and the corresponding method based on laser induced fluorescence (LIF) and time domain reflectometry (TDR). The cone penetrometer includes two main modules: the TDR module mainly composes of a PEEK insulating rod, two gold-coated stainless steel probes and a coaxial cable; the LIF module mainly composes of endoscope image sensor, alumina glass lens, an ultraviolet LED with a 280 nm-wavelength, and an ultraviolet LED with a 325 nm-wavelength. Detection is performed to obtain the soil dielectric constant for characterizing the volumetric water content, electrical conductivity for the content of ionic pollutants, fluorescence intensity at 325 nm-wavelength for the content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, fluorescence intensity at 280 nm-wavelength for the content of humic acid, and soil images for soil types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Liangtong ZHAN, Qimeng GUO, Qingyi MU, Shunyu WANG, Yunmin CHEN
  • Patent number: 12007318
    Abstract: A device and a method for in situ penetration measurement of gas transport parameters in an unsaturated soil layer. The device mainly consists of a gas supply system, a gas concentration display recorder, a gas pressure display recorder, a sleeve, a gas concentration sensor, a gas pressure sensor, a porous gas-permeable tube and a conical penetration head. The gas diffusion coefficient and permeability coefficient of the unsaturated soil can be obtained by only measuring the gas pressure value, the gas concentration value and the corresponding gas flow value of an unsaturated soil layer at a depth required to be tested, and substituting same into calculation formulae of the gas diffusion coefficient and permeability coefficient. The testing process of the method is simple and fast, and is low in cost, simple in operation and convenient in calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Liangtong Zhan, Tao Wu, Song Feng, Yunmin Chen
  • Publication number: 20240167925
    Abstract: A high-pressure liquid delivery system under a high centrifugal acceleration condition on an arm-centrifuge, comprising a centrifuge main engine, a ground liquid source, a ground delivery conduit, a centrifuge bottom rotary joint, a centrifuge rotary arm delivery conduit, a rotary arm-basket pin roll, a basket rotary joint, a basket delivery conduit and a basket conduit outlet. According to the present disclosure, the basket rotary joint is introduced to adapt to the change of the basket-rotary arm angle before and after the arm-type basket centrifuge works, so that the demand for water, electricity, oil and gas transportation of the centrifuge is met. Therefore, the design for the conduit of the centrifuge-basket part is solidified, and compared with the traditional solution that a high-pressure hose is connected to the basket, the centrifugal acceleration load of the load can be increased to more than 500 g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Jinlong LI, Daosheng LING, Jianjing ZHENG, Yubing WANG, Yu ZHAO, Chuang ZHAO, Lujun WANG, Jian WANG, Zizhuang YAN, Bingjing QIU, Yunmin CHEN
  • Patent number: 11951540
    Abstract: Provided is a supergravity directional solidification melting furnace equipment, including a supergravity test chamber and, mounted in the supergravity test chamber, a high-temperature heating subsystem, a crucible, and an air-cooling system. The supergravity test chamber is mounted with a wiring electrode and a cooling air valve device. The high-temperature heating subsystem is fixed in the supergravity test chamber. The crucible and the air cooling system are provided in the high-temperature heating subsystem. The high-temperature heating subsystem includes upper, middle, and lower furnaces, a mullite insulating layer, upper and lower heating cavity outer bodies, upper and lower heating furnace pipes, and a crucible support base. A high-temperature heating cavity is divided into upper and lower parts, is provided therein with a spiral groove, and is fitted with a heating element. The crucible support base is provided therein with a vent pipe channel into which a cooling air is introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hua Wei, Yadan Xie, Jianjiang Zhao, Weian Lin, Ze Zhang, Yunmin Chen
  • Patent number: 11940366
    Abstract: A centrifugal testing device for simulating ground subsidence induced by buried pipeline leakage and infiltration includes a model box provided with a transparent observation window at a front side, a chamber partitioning plate, a damaged pipeline model, permeable plates, and a water-soil separation device. A front part of the model box is divided into a test soil chamber for filling model soil and seepage chambers located at two sides of the test soil chamber. A rear part of the model box is divided into a soil filtration chamber and water circulation supply chambers located at two sides of the soil filtration chamber. The damaged pipeline model includes a front end provided with an electric push rod for controlling a crack of the damaged pipeline model to be opened and closed and a rear end provided with a ball valve device and connected to a water pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yao Tang, Qingguo Yang, Bo Huang, Yunmin Chen
  • Publication number: 20240077403
    Abstract: A centrifugal testing device for simulating ground subsidence induced by buried pipeline leakage and infiltration includes a model box provided with a transparent observation window at a front side, a chamber partitioning plate, a damaged pipeline model, permeable plates, and a water-soil separation device. A front part of the model box is divided into a test soil chamber for filling model soil and seepage chambers located at two sides of the test soil chamber. A rear part of the model box is divided into a soil filtration chamber and water circulation supply chambers located at two sides of the soil filtration chamber. The damaged pipeline model includes a front end provided with an electric push rod for controlling a crack of the damaged pipeline model to be opened and closed and a rear end provided with a ball valve device and connected to a water pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yao TANG, Qingguo YANG, Bo HUANG, Yunmin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240058826
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for accurate flow control in a centrifugal supergravity environment. The apparatus comprises a control center, an oil supply module, a sensor module, an execution module and a centrifugal machine; the control center and the oil supply module are deployed in a normal gravity environment, and the sensor module and the execution module are deployed in a supergravity environment. According to the present application, the liquid level information of a model box, the piston position information of a servo actuator and the water supply flow information of the model box are collected by a sensor, and the information data are processed; control of the servo actuator is achieved by controlling an oil distributor; the flow fluctuation of a reciprocating water pump is weakened by the active complementation of flows of dual pump sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Yao TANG, Chen CHEN, Bo HUANG, Daosheng LING, Yunmin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230102671
    Abstract: A vacuum chamber structure of an ultra-high gravity geotechnical centrifuge device, comprising: a cylindrical shell, a convex head, a bottom head, a lower bearing sealing cover, and a vacuum pressure-bearing chamber formed by sealing a top cylindrical cylinder and an upper sealing plate with sealing rings; wherein a high-speed rotor system is enclosed in the vacuum pressure-bearing chamber, and a cylindrical cooling device is installed between an internal side of the cylindrical shell and the high-speed rotor system. An annular cooling device is provided directly above the hanging baskets on both sides of the centrifuge arm. A vibration isolation expansion joint is arranged at the intersection of the high-speed rotor system and the cylindrical cylinder, which isolates the vibration of the main engine from the vacuum chamber and greatly reduces the vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Chuanxiang Zheng, Weian Lin, Bingbing Chen, Jianqun Jiang, Yunmin Chen, Liming Tang, Jiao Lin, Danyang Dou
  • Patent number: 11609165
    Abstract: Provided is a material performance testing system under a fixed multi-field coupling effect in a hypergravity environment, including a hoisted sealed cabin, a bearing frame, a high-temperature furnace, a mechanical test device, and a buffer device. The bearing frame and the high-temperature furnace are fixedly mounted inside the hoisted sealed cabin. The bearing frame is covered on the high-temperature furnace. The buffer device is mounted at a bottom of the high-temperature furnace. Upper and lower ends of the mechanical test device are connected in a top of the bearing frame and the bottom of the high-temperature furnace. A sample is connected and mounted at an end of the mechanical test device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hua Wei, Jiangwei Wang, Weian Lin, Ze Zhang, Yunmin Chen
  • Publication number: 20220334041
    Abstract: A device and a method for in situ penetration measurement of gas transport parameters in an unsaturated soil layer. The device mainly consists of a gas supply system, a gas concentration display recorder, a gas pressure display recorder, a sleeve, a gas concentration sensor, a gas pressure sensor, a porous gas-permeable tube and a conical penetration head. The gas diffusion coefficient and permeability coefficient of the unsaturated soil can be obtained by only measuring the gas pressure value, the gas concentration value and the corresponding gas flow value of an unsaturated soil layer at a depth required to be tested, and substituting same into calculation formulae of the gas diffusion coefficient and permeability coefficient. The testing process of the method is simple and fast, and is low in cost, simple in operation and convenient in calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Liangtong ZHAN, Tao WU, Song FENG, Yunmin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220268676
    Abstract: Provided is a material performance testing system under a fixed multi-field coupling effect in a hypergravity environment, including a hoisted sealed cabin, a bearing frame, a high-temperature furnace, a mechanical test device, and a buffer device. The bearing frame and the high-temperature furnace are fixedly mounted inside the hoisted sealed cabin. The bearing frame is covered on the high-temperature furnace. The buffer device is mounted at a bottom of the high-temperature furnace. Upper and lower ends of the mechanical test device are connected in a top of the bearing frame and the bottom of the high-temperature furnace. A sample is connected and mounted at an end of the mechanical test device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hua WEI, Jiangwei WANG, Weian LIN, Ze ZHANG, Yunmin CHEN
  • Patent number: 11402309
    Abstract: A testing equipment of dynamic penetration plate anchor for a hypergravity centrifuge includes five parts: a test model box, a magnetic induction positioning system, an anchor release device, a loading and measuring device and a dynamic penetration plate anchor. A test foundation is disposed in the test model box, the top part of the test model box along a lengthwise direction is provided with a slide rail of model box, the anchor release device and the loading and measuring device are installed on the slide rail of model box, and the magnetic induction positioning system is installed on the anchor plate of the dynamic penetration plate anchor and the test model box. It can solve the problem that movement information of the anchor body is difficult to obtain due to opaque soil, and can accurately and effectively carry out tests of dynamic penetration plate anchors of hypergravity centrifuges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ying Lai, Bin Zhu, Yunmin Chen, Chuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20220228486
    Abstract: A hypergravity model test device for simulating a progressive failure of a shield tunnel face, including a model box, a shield tunnel model, a servo loading control system and a data acquisition system. The servo loading control system includes a servo motor, a planetary roller screw electric cylinder and a loading rod. The data acquisition system includes a displacement transducer, an axial force meter, a pore pressure transducer, an earth pressure transducer and an industrial camera. The servo loading control system is connected to an excavation plate through the loading rod to control the excavation plate to move back and forth along an axial direction of the shield tunnel model at a set speed to simulate failure of the shield tunnel face. A method for simulating a progressive failure of a shield tunnel face is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaowei YE, Zhixiong LIU, Siyuan MA, Junchao LI, Yunmin CHEN, Jing HOU, Weijiang CHU, Can WANG
  • Patent number: 11385159
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a supergravity simulation system for in-situ stress field and seepage field for deep earth engineering, comprising: a triaxial pressure chamber for placing a model and providing in-situ axial pressure, confining pressure and seepage field of deep earth structure; a simulation control device for providing pressure liquid and pore water to the triaxial pressure chamber to generate the aforementioned axial pressure, confining pressure and seepage field, and controlling the values of the axial pressure, confining pressure and seepage field; a signal acquisition device for monitoring the deformation and seepage process of the model during the test. The invention improves the similarity, reliability, and accuracy of the simulation test, and it can output pressure with an accuracy of 1% or constitute the pore water pressure difference with an accuracy of 1% to the triaxial pressure chamber through the command of the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Wenjie Xu, Liangtong Zhan, Yunmin Chen, Ke Li, Jinlong Li
  • Publication number: 20220193762
    Abstract: Provided is a supergravity directional solidification melting furnace equipment, including a supergravity test chamber and, mounted in the supergravity test chamber, a high-temperature heating subsystem, a crucible, and an air-cooling system. The supergravity test chamber is mounted with a wiring electrode and a cooling air valve device. The high-temperature heating subsystem is fixed in the supergravity test chamber. The crucible and the air cooling system are provided in the high-temperature heating subsystem. The high-temperature heating subsystem includes upper, middle, and lower furnaces, a mullite insulating layer, upper and lower heating cavity outer bodies, upper and lower heating furnace pipes, and a crucible support base. A high-temperature heating cavity is divided into upper and lower parts, is provided therein with a spiral groove, and is fitted with a heating element. The crucible support base is provided therein with a vent pipe channel into which a cooling air is introduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hua WEI, Yadan XIE, Jiangwei WANG, Weian LIN, Ze ZHANG, Yunmin CHEN