Eddy Current Separator: Difference between revisions

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*Very high purity rates

*Compact and flexible

*Removes ranging sizes of non-ferrous ~~materials~~<ref name="ref1" />

*Removes ranging sizes of [[Non-Ferrous Metal|non-ferrous metals]]<ref name="ref1" />

==The Process==

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|rowspan=4|[[File:Eddy Current Separator Process.png|450px|right|Eddy Current Separator Diagram. All Rights Reserved.]]<br clear=all>''Schematic Diagram of an Eddy Current Separator<ref name="ref3" />''|| 1. The waste stream is fed onto the conveyor belt and is transported towards the magnetic rotor end.

|rowspan=4|[[File:Eddy Current Separator Process.png|450px|right|Eddy Current Separator Diagram. All Rights Reserved.]]<br clear=all>''Schematic Diagram of an Eddy Current Separator<ref name="ref3" />''|| 1. The [[Waste|waste]] stream is fed onto the conveyor belt and is transported towards the magnetic rotor end.

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| 2. When a piece of non-ferrous metal passes over the magnetic rotor, the magnets inside the shell rotate past the metal at high speed which forms eddy currents to create a magnetic field around the piece of metal.

| 2. When a piece of [[Non-Ferrous Metal|non-ferrous metal]] passes over the magnetic rotor, the magnets inside the shell rotate past the metal at high speed which forms eddy currents to create a magnetic field around the piece of [[Metal|metal]].

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| 3. The polarity of that magnetic field is the same as the rotating magnet, causing the non-ferrous metal to be repelled away from the magnet.

| 3. The polarity of that magnetic field is the same as the rotating magnet, causing [[Non-Ferrous Metal|the non-ferrous metal]] to be repelled away from the magnet.

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| 4. This repulsion makes the trajectory of the non-ferrous metal greater than that of the non-metallic, allowing the two material streams to be separated<ref name="ref2" />.

| 4. This repulsion makes the trajectory of [[Non-Ferrous Metal|the non-ferrous metal]] greater than that of the non-metallic, allowing the two material streams to be separated<ref name="ref2" />.

|}

==References==

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 *Very high purity rates
 *Compact and flexible
-*Removes ranging sizes of non-ferrous materials<ref name="ref1" />
+*Removes ranging sizes of [[Non-Ferrous Metal|non-ferrous metals]]<ref name="ref1" />
 ==The Process==
 {|
 |-
-|rowspan=4|[[File:Eddy Current Separator Process.png|450px|right|Eddy Current Separator Diagram. All Rights Reserved.]]<br clear=all>''Schematic Diagram of an Eddy Current Separator<ref name="ref3" />''|| 1. The waste stream is fed onto the conveyor belt and is transported towards the magnetic rotor end.
+|rowspan=4|[[File:Eddy Current Separator Process.png|450px|right|Eddy Current Separator Diagram. All Rights Reserved.]]<br clear=all>''Schematic Diagram of an Eddy Current Separator<ref name="ref3" />''|| 1. The [[Waste|waste]] stream is fed onto the conveyor belt and is transported towards the magnetic rotor end.
 |-
-| 2. When a piece of non-ferrous metal passes over the magnetic rotor, the magnets inside the shell rotate past the metal at high speed which forms eddy currents to create a magnetic field around the piece of metal.
+| 2. When a piece of [[Non-Ferrous Metal|non-ferrous metal]] passes over the magnetic rotor, the magnets inside the shell rotate past the metal at high speed which forms eddy currents to create a magnetic field around the piece of [[Metal|metal]].
 |-
-| 3. The polarity of that magnetic field is the same as the rotating magnet, causing the non-ferrous metal to be repelled away from the magnet.
+| 3. The polarity of that magnetic field is the same as the rotating magnet, causing [[Non-Ferrous Metal|the non-ferrous metal]] to be repelled away from the magnet.
 |-
-| 4. This repulsion makes the trajectory of the non-ferrous metal greater than that of the non-metallic, allowing the two material streams to be separated<ref name="ref2" />.
+| 4. This repulsion makes the trajectory of [[Non-Ferrous Metal|the non-ferrous metal]] greater than that of the non-metallic, allowing the two material streams to be separated<ref name="ref2" />.
 |}
 ==References==
 <references />