Title :
The Cryogenics of a Thermosiphon-Cooled HTS MRI Magnet—Assembly and Component Testing
Author :
Stautner, W. ; Xu, M. ; Laskaris, E.T. ; Conte, G. ; Thompson, P.S. ; van Epps, C. ; Amm, K.
Author_Institution :
Global Res., Electromagn. & Supercond. Lab., Gen. Electr., Niskayuna, NY, USA
fDate :
6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The team at GE Global Research presents cryo assembly and component test results of a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) limb size magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner using Sumitomo´s DI-BSCCO tape conductor, under an NIH research grant. The goal is to investigate the thermosiphon behavior for different MRI operating modes, validating the cryogenic robustness of this cooling approach and its performance limits. The magnet is indirectly cooled using cooling tubes with liquid neon filling and a single-stage cryocooler for reliquefying.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; calcium compounds; cooling; copper compounds; cryostats; high-temperature superconductors; magnetic resonance imaging; strontium compounds; superconducting magnets; BSSCO; Sumitomo´s DI-BSCCO tape conductor; component testing; cooling tubes; cryoassembly; cryogenics; high-temperature superconducting MRI scanner; liquid neon; reliquefication; single-stage cryocooler; thermosiphon-cooled HTS MRI magnet; Electron tubes; Heating; High temperature superconductors; Lead; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetomechanical effects; Superconducting magnets; Cooling loops; HTS magnets; MRI; cryocooler; cryogenic cooling; heat pipes; thermo-siphon technology;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2010.2086996
