Patent ID: 9574685
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: F16L,G01R

Claim:
1. A cooling system for a magnetic resonance imaging device, comprising: a compressor; a supply conduit in fluid communication with the compressor, wherein a cooling medium is transferred from the compressor through the supply conduit, wherein the supply conduit has a tube that has a through aperture and an inner surface that defines a helical channel that is continuous from a first turn of the helical channel to a second turn of the helical channel, wherein the helical channel has a concave shape, wherein the inner surface has a first convex portion located between the first turn and the second turn of the helical channel, wherein a width of the helical channel of the first turn is greater than a width of the first convex portion; a heat exchanger that receives the cooling medium from the supply conduit and heats the cooling medium; and a return conduit in fluid communication with the compressor, wherein the cooling medium is transferred through the return conduit to the compressor.