Cooling for a rotating anode X-ray tube

Title: Cooling for a rotating anode X-ray tube

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A method and apparatus for cooling a rotating anode X-ray tube. An electromagnetic motor is provided to rotate an X-ray anode with cooling passages in the anode. These cooling passages are coupled to a cooling structure located adjacent the electromagnetic motor. A liquid metal fills the passages of the cooling structure and electrical power is provided to the motor to rotate the anode and generate a rotating magnetic field which moves the liquid metal through the cooling passages and cooling structure.

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Smither, Robert K ^[1]

Hinsdale, IL

Publication Date:: 1998-01-01

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 871464

Patent Number(s):: US 5737387

Assignee:: ARCH Development Corporation (Chicago, IL)

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: cooling; rotating; anode; x-ray; tube; method; apparatus; electromagnetic; motor; provided; rotate; passages; coupled; structure; located; adjacent; liquid; metal; fills; electrical; power; generate; magnetic; field; moves; rotating magnetic; cooling passages; anode x-ray; ray tube; electrical power; magnetic field; liquid metal; located adjacent; x-ray tube; rotating anode; structure located; metal fills; cooling structure; electromagnetic motor; /378/

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