Patent ID: 8418855

Claim:
A method for separating solid particles in a process fluid in a magnetic process, wherein the solid particles are separated by adding the solid particles to the process fluid, after which the obtained mixture of particles and fluid is conducted along a magnet configuration, in which method solid particles of different densities are separated, wherein in a first step the solid particles are thoroughly mixed and subsequently supplied to a small turbulent partial flow of a magnetic process fluid, which small turbulent partial flow is added to a large laminar partial flow of the magnetic process fluid, after which the turbulent and laminar magnetic process fluids are conducted along the magnet configuration, wherein the particles are separated into lighter particles at the top of the laminar magnetic process fluid and heavier particles at the bottom of the laminar magnetic process fluid, wherein the lighter particles and the heavier particles are subsequently removed with the aid of a splitter to separate the low density and the high density materials from the magnetic process fluid.