Patent ID: 6112399
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B03C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of designing and manufacturing an separation apparatus for separating a magnetic component from a non-magnetic component in a slurry, the method comprising:designing a pulsed superconducting coil for begirding a separation container and for generating a magnetic field that passes through the separation container, the designing including:selecting a diameter for the superconducting coil, andselecting a height for the superconducting coil,the selecting of the diameter and the selecting of the height including selecting the height and the diameter based on at least one parameter selected from a group of parameters consisting of maximizing the volumetric capacity of the separation container to process the slurry using a prescribed magnetic flux density, minimizing the volume of an iron casing needed to at least partially envelop the pulsed superconducting coil and to provide a flux return path for the magnetic field for a prescribed separation container volume, minimizing the footprint of the separation apparatus for a prescribed separation container volume and a prescribed magnetic field strength within the separation container, and minimizing the magnetic field strength needed to achieve material separation at a prescribed rate in a prescribed separation container volume;manufacturing the superconducting coil having the diameter and the height, having been selected.