• DocumentCode
    1206532
  • Title

    Demountable coaxial gas-cooled current leads for MRI superconducting magnets

  • Author

    Zhang, C.J. ; Zhou, X.T. ; Yan, L.

  • Author_Institution
    China Kejian Corp. Ltd., China
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    957
  • Lastpage
    959
  • Abstract
    To fabricate a demountable current lead for MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) superconducting magnets with less heat loss, the heat transfer equation of a gas-cooled current lead is introduced. The authors discuss the character of demountable coaxial gas-cooled current leads and make careful selection of lead materials. Leads of 250 A for MRI magnets were made and tested. It is concluded that these current leads are adaptable to all kinds of closed-loop superconducting magnets and very convenient to use. The lead is safe to use even when there is no helium gas glow in it
  • Keywords
    coaxial cables; heat transfer; low-temperature techniques; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; power cables; superconducting magnets; 250 A; MRI superconducting magnets; closed-loop superconducting magnets; coaxial gas-cooled current leads; demountable current lead; heat loss; heat transfer equation; Coaxial components; Conductors; Cooling; Equations; Heat transfer; Helium; Magnetic resonance imaging; Resistance heating; Superconducting magnets; Thermal conductivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.120038
  • Filename
    120038