JP5594934B2 - クライオスタット用の冷凍装置インターフェース - Google Patents
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- 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
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Description
12 極低温流体容器;冷却剤容器;冷却剤容器シェル
13 ボア
14 真空ジャケット
16 冷凍装置
18 容器冷却部;第2段のコールドエンド
19 等磁場線
20 アクセスタレット
22 主電流接続
23 熱シールド
24 冷凍装置の軸
26 真空
30 クライオスタット;磁石システム
32 円
34 アクセスタレット
36 ヘリウム移送パイプ
40 インターフェース
42 第1段の管
44 室温フランジ
46 第1段の接続フランジ
48 第2段の管
50 ベース
52 再凝縮器
54 リンク
56 高電流電気リンク
58 フランジ
64 Oリング
66 リング
68 ねじ
70 ねじ
72 ディスク・スプリング
74 テーパ・エレメント
76 第1の熱ステージ
80 ガス
82 第2ステージ
84 管
86 柔軟な部分
A クライオスタットの軸
Bi イメージングフィールド
Claims (4)
- 軸方向イメージング領域を画定する実質的に円筒状のクライオスタットにおいて、前記クライオスタットは、液体ヘリウムにより浸漬冷却される超電導磁石であって、使用時に実質的に均質の磁場を前記イメージング領域内に提供する超電導磁石を収容し、かつ、前記クライオスタットの特定の部材を冷却するために設けた冷凍装置を備え、前記冷凍装置は、前記超電導磁石を収容する極低温流体容器内で蒸発したヘリウムを冷却して凝縮させ、液化したヘリウムを前記極低温流体容器内に還流可能に前記クライオスタットに接続してなり、また、前記冷凍装置は、運転中に前記冷凍装置の長手方向の軸に沿って往復運動を行う磁性材料を備え、前記冷凍装置の長手方向の軸は、前記円筒状のクライオスタットの軸に垂直かつその軸上に中心を置く円であって前記極低温流体容器とその外側の円筒状真空ジャケットとの間の中央に位置する仮想的な同心円に対して、実質的に接線方向に沿って設けられ、さらに前記冷凍装置は、前記円筒状のクライオスタットの該円筒の軸方向中央部に配設され、かつ前記クライオスタットの側方に配設されることを特徴とするクライオスタット。
- 前記冷凍装置の長手方向の軸が実質的に前記同心円の平面内にあることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のクライオスタット。
- 前記冷凍装置の長手方向の軸が鉛直方向に対して20°までの範囲内にあることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載のクライオスタット。
- 前記冷凍装置の長手方向の軸が鉛直方向にあることを特徴とする請求項3に記載のクライオスタット。
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB0411601.8 | 2004-05-25 | ||
| GBGB0411601.8A GB0411601D0 (en) | 2004-05-25 | 2004-05-25 | Side sock refrigerator interface |
| GBGB0428177.0A GB0428177D0 (en) | 2004-05-25 | 2004-12-23 | Refrigerator Interface For Cryostat |
| GB0428177.0 | 2004-12-23 | ||
| PCT/EP2005/005155 WO2005116516A1 (en) | 2004-05-25 | 2005-05-12 | Refrigerator interface for cryostat |
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| JP2008500712A JP2008500712A (ja) | 2008-01-10 |
| JP5594934B2 true JP5594934B2 (ja) | 2014-09-24 |
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| JP2007513737A Expired - Lifetime JP5594934B2 (ja) | 2004-05-25 | 2005-05-12 | クライオスタット用の冷凍装置インターフェース |
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| JP (1) | JP5594934B2 (ja) |
| GB (1) | GB2428288B (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO2005116516A1 (ja) |
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| GB2441778B (en) * | 2006-09-15 | 2008-08-13 | Siemens Magnet Technology Ltd | Integrated access turret-refrigerator turret assembly for cryostat |
| CN101752050A (zh) * | 2010-03-24 | 2010-06-23 | 哈尔滨工业大学 | 高温超导线圈的磁场屏蔽装置 |
| US8694065B2 (en) * | 2011-09-23 | 2014-04-08 | General Electric Company | Cryogenic cooling system with wicking structure |
| US10184711B2 (en) | 2014-05-19 | 2019-01-22 | General Electric Company | Cryogenic cooling system |
| DE102014218773B4 (de) * | 2014-09-18 | 2020-11-26 | Bruker Biospin Gmbh | Automatische thermische Entkopplung eines Kühlkopfs |
| GB2537888A (en) * | 2015-04-30 | 2016-11-02 | Siemens Healthcare Ltd | Cooling arrangement for superconducting magnet coils |
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| JPS60233874A (ja) * | 1984-05-04 | 1985-11-20 | Hitachi Ltd | 横形クライオスタツト |
| JPS6229113A (ja) * | 1985-07-29 | 1987-02-07 | Hitachi Ltd | 超電導装置 |
| JPH07101758B2 (ja) * | 1988-03-18 | 1995-11-01 | 株式会社日立製作所 | 冷凍機付きクライオスタツト |
| JPH01262605A (ja) * | 1988-04-14 | 1989-10-19 | Toshiba Corp | 超電導磁石装置 |
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| JPH11211269A (ja) * | 1998-01-30 | 1999-08-06 | Toshiba Corp | 極低温装置 |
| US6181228B1 (en) * | 1999-11-09 | 2001-01-30 | General Electric Company | Superconductive magnet including a cryocooler coldhead |
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- 2005-05-12 JP JP2007513737A patent/JP5594934B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2005-05-12 WO PCT/EP2005/005155 patent/WO2005116516A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2005-05-12 GB GB0618449A patent/GB2428288B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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| JP2008500712A (ja) | 2008-01-10 |
| GB0618449D0 (en) | 2006-11-22 |
| GB2428288B (en) | 2009-01-07 |
| WO2005116516A1 (en) | 2005-12-08 |
| GB2428288A8 (en) | 2007-04-05 |
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