Means and apparatus for convectively cooling a superconducting magnet
US5461873A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S505/892
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for cooling a superconducting magnet by circulating a pressurized helium gas through a convective cooling loop by natural convection, and apparatus and methods have been provided for quickly and effectively cooling a warm superconducting magnet down to operating temperature.
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