Superconducting high gradient magnetic separator

Author

Takahata, K. ; Nishijima, S. ; Okada, T. ; Nakagawa, S. ; Yoshiwa, M.

Author_Institution

Osaka Univ., Japan

Volume

24

Issue

2

fYear

1988

fDate

3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

878

Lastpage

881

Abstract

Results are reported from studies examining the applicability of a superconducting high-gradient magnetic separator to the extraction of uranium from seawater. Factors affecting the efficiency of separation such as shape of the filter cross section, diameter, diameter of separated particles, susceptibility, and external field were examined. In the tests two types of stainless-steel filaments of 30- and 100- mu m diameter were prepared and inserted into a matrix of CuO and Fe₂O₃ particles. It was found possible to separate the particles selectively according to susceptibility.

Keywords

fission reactor fuel preparation and reprocessing; magnetic separation; superconducting magnets; CuO-Fe₂O₃ matrix; HGMS; U extraction; efficiency of separation; external field; filter cross section; seawater; stainless-steel filaments; superconducting high-gradient magnetic separator; susceptibility; Coolants; Feeds; Iron; Magnetic separation; Magnetosphere; Particle separators; Probability distribution; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting magnets; Tail;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.11365

Filename

11365