Separation characteristics of open gradient magnetic separation using high-temperature superconducting magnet

An open gradient magnetic separator using solenoid magnet was proposed. Simulation study was performed to investigate the basic separation characteristics of our separation method by analyzing the dynamic motion of magnetic particles. The simulation results show that the separation of ferromagnetic particles of several tens micrometer diameter is enough feasible. Separation experiment using a high-temperature superconducting magnet was performed to verify the validity of our method.