International Journal on Magnetic Particle Imaging IJMPI
Vol. 9 No. 1 Suppl 1 (2023): Int J Mag Part Imag
https://doi.org/10.18416/IJMPI.2023.2303048
MPI coil temperature stabilization method based on phase change heat storage technology
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Abstract
In magnetic particle imaging systems, it is necessary to pass a high current through the coil or to run it for a long time to perform a specific function. These generate a large amount of Joule heat in the coil, which introduces additional thermal noise and reduces the signal-to-noise ratio. In this work, we propose a method to control the coil temperature of magnetic particle imaging device based on phase change thermal storage technology by exploiting the latent heat properties of phase change materials. The simulation experiments show that the method makes the coil temperature remain almost constant and suppresses the problem of temperature variation of the energized wire. Compared with active temperature control methods such as liquid helium cooling , oil cooling and water cooling, this method has the advantages of low cost, small size, and good portability.
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