according to a recent article by design world, laird technologies has designed custom liquid cooling systems to provide stable temperatures and precise temperature control in linear accelerators (linac) and cyclotron systems, which are used to increase the kinetic energy of particles in scientific studies or radiation therapy for cancer patients.

laird is working on liquid cooling options for particle accelerators.
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the article noted, “temperature control within the linear accelerator and cyclotron systems is critical for operational integrity, performance accuracy and system reliability.”

laird is offering three different liquid cooling options, according to design world. there are liquid-to-air, liquid-to-liquid, and compression-based chiller systems.

“depending on system requirements, additional features for precise temperature control and variable coolant flow rate, coolants with corrosion inhibitors, and coolant filtration are available,” the article continued. “in imrt and pet systems, temperature control of multiple liquid circuits is often required, as is high operational temperature. control of multiple pressure, flow, and temperature settings can easily be accommodated in a single system design.”

a combination of off-the-shelf and custom designed products are used in the majority of systems to provide the necessary cooling but also to make it easier for maintenance and service of the system.

“the increasing intricacy of thermal management means that linear accelerator and cyclotron systems often require custom liquid cooling systems,” said anders kottenauer, senior vice president of laird’s engineered thermal systems business.

“laird’s experience in the design, manufacturing, and servicing of liquid cooling systems, as well as our expertise in pumps, compressor technology, heat exchangers, and electro-mechanical controls allows imrt and pet manufacturers to focus on their end product design, while leaving the thermal management issues to the experts.”