Purification apparatus for superconductor fine particles
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsFumio Kishi, Masatake Akaike, Keisuke Yamamoto, Taiko Motoi, Norio Kaneko, Fujio Iwatate, Kazuaki Ohmi, Takehiko Kawasaki, Atsuko Shinjou
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Abstract
A purification apparatus for superconductor fine particles is provided which comprises a device for forming a flow of powder containing the superconductor fine particles, and device for applying a magnetic field to the flow of the powder.
Claims48
A purification apparatus for superconductor fine particles, comprising;
- means for forming a flow of powder containing the superconductor fine particles along a flow path;
- means for applying a magnetic field to the flow of the powder;
- and
- an electrical control for controlling said mean for applying a magnetic field and said means for forming a flow of powder, wherein the application of the magnetic field is synchronized with the flow of the powder by said electrical control.
A purification apparatus for superconductor fine particles, comprising;
- means for blowing powder containing the superconductor fine particles in a horizontal direction by use of a carrier medium to form a flow of the powder along a flow path;
- partition means horizontally provided, having a plurality of slits at different distances from said blowing means;
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- means provided beneath said respective slits, for applying a magnetic field to the flow of the powder.
A purification apparatus for superconductor fine particles, comprising;
- means for floating powder containing the superconductor fine particles by use of a carrier gas to form a flow of the powder along a flow path;
- partition means vertically provided and having a plurality o slits at different heights from said floating means;
- means provided at positions facing said respective slits for applying a magnetic field to the flow of the powder;
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- an electrical control for controlling said means for applying a magnetic field and said means for forming a flow of powder, wherein the application of the magnetic field is synchronized with the flow of the powder by said electrical control.
A purification apparatus for superconductor fine particles, comprising;
- means for allowing powder containing the superconductor fine particles to fall along a flow path;
- partition means horizontally provided in a falling path of the powder and provided with at least one slit at a certain part thereof;
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- means for alternately applying magnetic fields wit an appropriate period, the magnetic fields having magnetic inclinations in two directions facing each other in a plane perpendicular to the falling direction of the powder.
A purification apparatus for superconductor fine particles, comprising;
- means for forming a flow of powder containing the superconductor fine particles along a flow path;
- partition means provided in a flow path of the powder and having at least one slit;
- means for applying a magnetic field to the flow of the powder;
- and
- an electrical control for controlling said means for applying a magnetic field and said means for forming a flow of the powder, wherein the application of the magnetic field is synchronized with the flow of the powder by said electrical control.
A purification apparatus for superconductor fine particles, comprising:
- means for forming a flow of powder containing the superconductor fine particles along a flow path;
- means for forming a plurality of magnetic fields along the flow path of the powder, with the magnetic fields having different magnetic strengths;
- and
- an electrical control for controlling said means for forming a plurality of magnetic fields and said means for forming a flow of powder, wherein the formation of the magnetic fields is synchronized with the flow of the powder by said electrical control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.