Reusable Shielding for High-Power Magnet Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
The recycling of high-power magnets poses challenges due to their strong magnetic fields, which can interact dangerously with environments, requiring costly precautions and potentially adding impurities during recycling, and existing solutions for transportation and processing are inefficient and non-reusable.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a neutralization container made of non-magnetic materials and an outer electromagnetic shielding shell that can be assembled and disassembled for safe transport and processing, allowing for reduced handling and reuse, with a layered shielding system for effective electromagnetic shielding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If magnets are placed in a cardboard box for transport, then the magnetic field is attenuated through electromagnetic looping, but the box must be large and cannot be reused after demagnetization
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two distinct parts: a neutralizing container that holds the magnet and an outer shell that provides shielding. These segments can be separated - the neutralizing container with the magnet can be removed from the outer shell for recycling, while the outer shell remains intact and reusable for subsequent transports.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer shell acts as an intermediary shielding structure that protects the environment from the magnet's magnetic field during transport. It is a separate reusable component that does not need to be discarded with the magnet, serving as a mediator between the hazardous magnet and the external environment.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a magnetic shielding box is used for air transport, then the magnetic field is attenuated, but the shielding box loses its magnetic properties after demagnetization and cannot be reused
Solution Approach 1:
The shielding function is separated from the magnet containment function. The outer shell provides shielding and can be reused, while the neutralizing container with the magnet is discarded or recycled. This segmentation allows the shielding component to maintain its utility across multiple uses.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of discarding the entire shielding box after one use, the invention allows recovery and reuse of the outer shell component. Only the neutralizing container with the magnet is discarded or recycled, while the outer shell is recovered and prepared for the next transport operation.
3Productivity
If the magnet is removed from the box for recycling, then the magnet can be processed, but impurities may be introduced and special precautions are required
Solution Approach 1:
The magnet is extracted from the outer shell and placed in a dedicated neutralizing container that provides continuous shielding. This allows the magnet to be isolated and transported to recycling facilities while maintaining safety, enabling efficient recycling without exposing handling equipment to hazardous magnetic fields.
Solution Approach 2:
The neutralizing container serves as an intermediary that allows the magnet to be handled and transported for recycling while maintaining magnetic field containment. This mediator enables recycling operations to proceed efficiently without requiring special precautions against magnetic field exposure.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple precautions are implemented to minimize magnetic field interactions, then safety is improved, but costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The outer shell is designed as a universal, reusable shielding container that can be used for multiple transport operations. This multi-use approach reduces the need for disposable shielding materials and lowers overall recycling costs while maintaining safety standards across all operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention enables recovery and reuse of the outer shell component, reducing waste and lowering costs associated with disposable shielding materials. Only the neutralizing container with the magnet is discarded, while the expensive outer shell is recovered and reused, improving the economic efficiency of the recycling process.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device minimizes interactions between the magnet and its environment, reduces recycling costs, limits manipulation, prevents impurity addition, and allows for reusable shielding, facilitating safe and efficient recycling of high-power magnets.
Implementation Method 1
The outer shell forms an electromagnetic shield
Implementation Method 2
the walls of the neutralizing container being made at least partially of non-magnetic metallic material
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AI summary
Device (100) for transporting and processing at least one magnet (D), the device (100) comprising at least one neutralization container (8) and at least one outer shell (101), the walls (9, 10) of the neutralization container (8) being made at least partly of non-magnetic metallic material, the outer shell (101) forming an electromagnetic shield, the device (100) being characterized in that it comprises a removable assembly system of the outer shell (101) with the neutralization container (8).