Introduction
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2 Introduction
TheBPHG90ParahydrogenGeneratorisaninstrumentdesignedtoenrichthecontentof
parahydrogen(pH2)innormalhydrogengas.Itisintendedtobeusedforthegeneration
of parahydrogen in a laboratory environment. An example of laboratory use of
parahydrogenisfortheproductionofhyperpolarizedsubstratesforNMRspectroscopyor
preclinicalMRI.
2.1 MainComponentsandPartLocation
TheBPHG90consistsofthefollowingcomponents,containedinasinglemetalcabinet:
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Solenoidvalvesmakingupthegasdistributioncircuit.
• Aconversionchamberattachedtoacryocoolercoldheadinsideavacuumenclosure.
• Avacuumpump.
• Aclosedloopwatercoolingcircuitforthecryocooler.
• Thecontrolelectronics.
• Theinstrument is connectedto themains powersupply anda highpurity hydrogen gas
supply.
Figure2.1:BPHG90FrontView
Figure2.2:BPHG90RearView