Magnetic fluid based separator: Design and development

Abstract

319-322<span style="font-size: 15.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.0pt;font-family:" times="" new="" roman","serif""="">Salient features of a magnetic fluid based separator, which can be used to recover certain non-magnetic materials from waste materials like automobile scraps, industrial wastes, household electrical appliances, etc ., have been described. The magneto-hydrostatic separator is built using the phenomenon of levitation of non-magnetic objects submerged in a magnetic fluid when in influenced by a gradient magnetic field. A prototype model is fabricated in the laboratory, using permanent ferrite magnets. The detailed study about the geometry and requirement of properties of magnetic fluid are discussed. The test results of this model are also described. </span