Eddy Current Separator: Difference between revisions

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==The Process==

#The waste stream is fed onto the conveyor belt and is transported towards the magnetic rotor end.

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#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.

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#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.

|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.

#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" />.

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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.

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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.

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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" />.

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==References==

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 ==The Process==
-#The waste stream is fed onto the conveyor belt and is transported towards the magnetic rotor end.
+{|
-#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.
+|-
-#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.
+|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.
-#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" />.
+|-
+| 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.
+|-
+| 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.
+|-
+| 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" />.
+|}
 ==References==
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