GB2487813B - A hollow cylindrical thermal shield for a tubular cryogenically cooled superconducting magnet - Google Patents

A hollow cylindrical thermal shield for a tubular cryogenically cooled superconducting magnet

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GB2487813B
GB2487813B GB1115464.8A GB201115464A GB2487813B GB 2487813 B GB2487813 B GB 2487813B GB 201115464 A GB201115464 A GB 201115464A GB 2487813 B GB2487813 B GB 2487813B
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tubular
hollow cylindrical
superconducting magnet
thermal shield
cryogenically cooled
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Simon James Calvert
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Siemens PLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • G01R33/38—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field
    • G01R33/3804—Additional hardware for cooling or heating of the magnet assembly, for housing a cooled or heated part of the magnet assembly or for temperature control of the magnet assembly
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C13/00—Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
    • F17C13/005—Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels for medium-size and small storage vessels not under pressure
    • F17C13/006—Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels for medium-size and small storage vessels not under pressure for Dewar vessels or cryostats
    • F17C13/007—Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels for medium-size and small storage vessels not under pressure for Dewar vessels or cryostats used for superconducting phenomena
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • G01R33/38—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field
    • G01R33/381—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using electromagnets
    • G01R33/3815—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using electromagnets with superconducting coils, e.g. power supply therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • G01R33/42—Screening
    • G01R33/421—Screening of main or gradient magnetic field
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
    • H01F6/00—Superconducting magnets; Superconducting coils
    • H01F6/06—Coils, e.g. winding, insulating, terminating or casing arrangements therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • G01R33/38—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field
    • G01R33/3802—Manufacture or installation of magnet assemblies; Additional hardware for transportation or installation of the magnet assembly or for providing mechanical support to components of the magnet assembly

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  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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  • Containers, Films, And Cooling For Superconductive Devices (AREA)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Apparatus (AREA)
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GB2521470B (en) 2013-12-20 2015-11-11 Siemens Plc Support structure for cylindrical superconducting coil structure
EP3449268B1 (en) 2016-04-25 2022-06-29 Koninklijke Philips N.V. Radiation shield for the main magnet of a magnetic resonance system

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EP0228683A2 (en) * 1986-01-03 1987-07-15 General Electric Company A low cost intermediate radiation shield for a magnet cryostat
US20030006773A1 (en) * 2001-06-07 2003-01-09 Guenter Ries Magnetic resonance apparatus having a basic field magnet
US7535225B2 (en) * 2007-02-21 2009-05-19 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Magnetic resonance apparatus having a superconducting basic field magnet with a structurally reinforced cryoshield

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0228683A2 (en) * 1986-01-03 1987-07-15 General Electric Company A low cost intermediate radiation shield for a magnet cryostat
US20030006773A1 (en) * 2001-06-07 2003-01-09 Guenter Ries Magnetic resonance apparatus having a basic field magnet
US7535225B2 (en) * 2007-02-21 2009-05-19 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Magnetic resonance apparatus having a superconducting basic field magnet with a structurally reinforced cryoshield

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