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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1977
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1975
William Windle, St. Austell, EN;
Abstract
In the method and apparatus described a high intensity magnetic field is established in a first zone. A quantity of fluid having magnetizable particles suspended therein is passed through a first separating chamber containing magnetizable packing material and disposed within the first zone, so that the magnetizable particles are magnetized by the magnetic field and attracted to the packing material. The first separating chamber is then moved out of the first zone and into a second zone and a second separating chamber containing magnetizable packing material is moved into the first zone. The magnetizable particles attracted to the packing material of the first separating chamber are removed within the second zone; and, concurrently with this process, a further quantity of fluid having magnetizable particles suspended therein is passed through the second separating chamber disposed within the first zone, so that the magnetizable particles are magnetized by the magnetic field and attracted to the packing material. The high intensity magnetic field is at this time continuously maintained in the first zone.