Modern medicine is absolutely impossible without fast and accurate diagnostics. Medical MRI machines save the lives of millions of people every day around the world. They allow doctors to study the human body in detail. Doctors clearly see internal organs without dangerous surgical intervention. These large and very powerful machines work every day without long breaks.
During heavy work, scanners emit a huge amount of technical heat. This heat must be constantly and reliably removed from complex sensitive electronics. Inside the medical scanner, there is a large superconducting magnet. It must constantly work at an extremely low temperature. To achieve this complex goal, engineers use advanced cryo cooling technologies.
Why a Scanner Needs Very Cold Water
Inside the huge magnet, there is a strong sealed tank. Liquid helium constantly splashes there. This valuable gas reliably maintains the necessary working cold. A special powerful helium compressor constantly cools this gas. It prevents the liquid from turning into steam.
The compressor itself also heats up very much during its intensive work. It absolutely requires continuous water cooling. Water constantly circulates through a closed circuit. It takes excess heat away from the very hot compressor. Then the water carries this heat out to the street outside the clinic building. A large outdoor water chiller is usually installed there. This chiller effectively cools the water with its powerful fans. Then the cold water returns back to the compressor.
The Main Hero of the Water Circuit
Water itself cannot move through long pipes on its own. Special mechanical equipment is responsible for the continuous movement of heavy liquid. This equipment is the small pump.
This small pump works around the clock without days off and holidays. It experiences colossal mechanical loads every day. It pumps huge volumes of water every month. Sometimes this important part can suddenly break down. The causes of failure are very different:
- The pump motor can quickly burn out from a sharp voltage surge in the city power grid.
- The mechanism can simply physically wear out from a long time of continuous work.
- Small technical debris can accidentally get inside the closed system.
Stopping the water flow has always been considered a very serious problem for any medical clinic. Such a breakdown instantly leads to very bad consequences for the business.
Dangerous Chain Reaction During a Breakdown
When the water stops, the compressor overheats very quickly from its own work. Protective electronics immediately turn it off in an emergency. The process of active cooling of the magnet stops instantly. Expensive liquid helium begins to evaporate very quickly inside the cryostat. The pressure inside the closed system rises rapidly.
An emergency and very noisy release of valuable gas into the street necessarily occurs. The clinic loses a huge amount of money buying a new resource for refueling.
Medical equipment from the famous company GE healthcare is always distinguished by its extremely high build quality. The popular line of Signa scanners works very reliably for many years. But the basic laws of physics work absolutely the same for all machines. Any expensive equipment requires reliable protection against such dangerous hydraulic accidents.
Digital Protection of the Machine
Today, reliable digital control is available to owners of modern clinics. The smart hardware module Magmon is responsible for the constant protection of complex equipment. This module works as your personal strict digital inspector.
It continuously collects accurate technical data from all important system sensors. The device checks the gas pressure every second. It strictly controls the operating temperature of the magnet. It carefully monitors the operation of the external hydraulic water circuit. The hardware unit does this important work around the clock without pauses and stops.
Instant Reaction of the Cloud System
Collected technical data require very fast and highly accurate analysis. The cloud platform Cryowatch is used to perform this complex task. The module instantly sends all collected information to this digital cloud. The smart program analyzes telemetry graphs in real time.
Consider the situation of a sudden hydraulic breakdown. The small pump unexpectedly stops. The cloud system sees this problem absolutely immediately. The platform confidently fixes the stop of the water flow before the compressor completely shuts down from overheating. The program does not wait for a critical increase in the temperature of the valuable gas. This incredible speed of automatic reaction completely changes the quality of equipment service.
Saving Time and Protecting Finances
The smart platform immediately sends a loud sound notification to your service engineer. The technical specialist receives an alarm signal right on their personal smartphone. This early notification helps save precious time to save the scanner.
The engineer learns about the impending problem well in advance. The compressor is still working normally at this very moment. The medical machine does not yet enter a critical emergency state. The engineer can quickly and safely stop the system remotely via the Internet.
Then the technical specialist calmly arrives at your clinic. They quickly and professionally change the broken small pump for a new part. The cooling system starts up again in a standard normal operating mode. You completely do not lose expensive gas into the atmosphere. Your patients continue to undergo important diagnostic examinations strictly according to the approved schedule. You avoid huge unforeseen financial losses.
