Improved Cooling System for X-ray Tube

Abstract

X-ray tube is the heart of the x-ray machine in all its types. It is the generator of the x-ray so that it can be defined as (An x-ray tube is a vacuum tube that produces x-rays. It used in x-ray machines. X-rays are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, an ionizing radiation with wavelengths shorter than ultraviolet light). But 99% of the production is in a form of heat, Therefore it is necessary to make a cooling system for the x-ray tube, depending on oil in its operation, but due to the environmental conditions in Sudan and the hot and dry weather, damage is expected in the tube or in the cooling system resulting in limit workload of the x-ray machine, and poor quality for radiographs although a great financial loss to the country. So that the objectives of this thesis is to modify a new x-ray cooling system by using cooling gases with less cost and suitable for Sudan weather , this design after making visual inspection for suitable gas and also the damages caused by the weather in the x-ray machines. After modified the new design it was noticed that the oil temperature cooled down by the cooling gas and in a few minutes and this solved many problems in the x-ray machines specially that caused in the tube by the effect of high temperature result when or during x-ray producing.