CA1155086A - Magnetic conditioner and method for conditioning liquids - Google Patents
Magnetic conditioner and method for conditioning liquidsInfo
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- CA1155086A CA1155086A CA000380052A CA380052A CA1155086A CA 1155086 A CA1155086 A CA 1155086A CA 000380052 A CA000380052 A CA 000380052A CA 380052 A CA380052 A CA 380052A CA 1155086 A CA1155086 A CA 1155086A
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
- C02F1/48—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage with magnetic or electric fields
- C02F1/481—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage with magnetic or electric fields using permanent magnets
- C02F1/482—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage with magnetic or electric fields using permanent magnets located on the outer wall of the treatment device, i.e. not in contact with the liquid to be treated, e.g. detachable
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A conditioner and method for magnetically treating liquids such as water, gasoline and oil. The conditioner comprises a permanent magnet having opposed faces, the poles of which magnet are located at the faces, and a casing of a non-magnetic material about the magnet. The device is strapped, using appropriate means, externally to a portion, preferably non-magnetic, of a conduit through which the liquid is passing so that the magnetic field proximate the south pole of the magnet is exposed to the liquid.
Reduction of calcium deposits in water lines, cleaner and more efficient burning of gasoline, and reduction of paraffin deposits in oil pipelines are achieved using the device and method of the present invention.
A conditioner and method for magnetically treating liquids such as water, gasoline and oil. The conditioner comprises a permanent magnet having opposed faces, the poles of which magnet are located at the faces, and a casing of a non-magnetic material about the magnet. The device is strapped, using appropriate means, externally to a portion, preferably non-magnetic, of a conduit through which the liquid is passing so that the magnetic field proximate the south pole of the magnet is exposed to the liquid.
Reduction of calcium deposits in water lines, cleaner and more efficient burning of gasoline, and reduction of paraffin deposits in oil pipelines are achieved using the device and method of the present invention.
Description
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a device and method for conditioning fluids such as water, gasoline and oil, and more particularly relates to a device and method for magnetically treating such fluids.
It is known to use magnets for treatment of water containing calcium salts. While the theory of operation of such devices is not entirely understood, it is believed that the magnetic field affects ions associated with such calcium salts as well as the ; 10 polarized molecules of the water. Magnets have been found to be effective in reducing build up of scale and corrosion within water systems. Typical of such devices are those described in Canadian Patent No. 907,564 of Happ et al issued August i5, 1972; Canadian Patent Number 1,005,013 of Jessop et al, issued February 8, 1977;
Canadian Patent Number 1,062,196 of Sanderson, issued September 11, 1979; U.S. Patent No. 2,825,464 of Mack, issued March 4, 1958; U.S.
Patent No. 3,669,274 of Happ et al, issued June 13, 1972; U.S. Patent No. 3,951,807 of Sanderson, issued April 20, 1976 and U.S. Patent No.
4,146,479 of Brown, issued March 27, 1979. All of these references describe magnetic water treating apparatus in which permanent magnets .~
are either located within, or positioned external to, the water to be ; treated, in such a way that both north and south poles act with equal force on the fluid being treated.
U.S. Patent No. 3,040,896 of Stem issued June 26, 1962 describes a device for trapping magnetic particles in a liquid in a conduit in which a magnetic is placed with one end in the conduit for 115~Qt~
the liquid, so that the the liquid impinges axially against the end of the magnet. Magnetic particals from the liquid are thus trapped without materially retarding the flow through the conduit.
Fu~ita U.S. Patent No. 4,188,296 issued February 12, 1980 describes a device for exposing fuel oil in burners or boilers to the magnetic field from north and south poles of a magnet to improve the combustion of the fuel oil.
Recent experimental work has shown that the effect of different poles of a magnet on a fluid such as water may vary and, indeed, may be opposite (e.g. exposure of water to a north pole field of a magnet increases the surface tension of the water while exposure of the south polar field decreases the surface tension) (see for example "The Magnetic Blueprint of Life" by Albert Roy Davis and Walter C. Rawls, Jr., 1979, Exposition Press.) It is an object of the present invention to apply the different effects which can be achieved from the different poles of a permanent magnet to provide an improved device and method for treating fluids such as water, gas and oil.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A device and method for magnetically conditioning liquids as water, gasoline and oil are provided. The conditioner comprises a permanent magnet having opposed faces, the poles of which magnet are located at the faces, and a casing of a non-magnetic material about the magnet. The device is strapped, using appropriate means, externally to a portion, preferably non-magnetic, of a conduit 55~ ,fi through which the liquid is passing so that the magnetic field proximate the south pole of the magnet is exposed to the liquid. The theory is not understood but exposure of only the field of the south pole of a magnet to the liquid provides improved conditioning of water, gasoline or oil as subsequently indicated.
According to the present invention, the conditioner devices are applied externally to non-magnetic conduits or non-magnetic portion thereof carrying liquids such as water, gasoline or oil.
A number of them may be strapped on in various locations, for ~0 example, along a household water system such as the main service line just before the hot water tank, just after the hot water tank, on the washing machine hot water line, dishwasher line, toilet tank feed, etc. For gas conditioning, similar units are strapped onto a portion of rubber hose between the gas tank and fuel pump, or a section of copper pipe installed between the fuel pump and carburetor.
Similarly, such conditioner units strapped to portions of a pipeline carrying crude oil have been found to significantly reduce paraffin buildup on the pipeline walls.
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Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon referring to the drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conduit to which an l~SS~;fi example embodiment of a conditioner according to the present invention is attached;
While the invention will be described in connection with an example embodiment, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to such embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRA~INGS
_ A conditioner 2 according to the present invention is strapped by appropriate strap means 4 to a non-magnetic conduit 6 or a non-magnetic portion thereof, Conditioner 2 comprises a pair of ceramic permanent magnetics 10 (e.g. of dimensions 3/8" x 7/8' x 1 7/8") with opposite poles facing. The magnets themselves are rectangular in shape with the north and south poles of the magnets being located at the main surfaces or faces thereof. The strength of the magnets to be used will vary, depending for example on expected normal flow rates of the liquids, type of liquid, diameter of conduit, etc. For example, much stronger magnets are required for application to an oil pipeline than to a domestic water system. In the latter, units of strength of 1,000 gauss have been found to be appropriate. A casing 12 of appropriate non-magnetic material e.g.
"UVEX" (trade mark) plastic is provided, which casing completely covers conditioner 2 in such a way that the south pole face of the 1155~P~fi upper magnet is left operatively exposed, i.e. the field of the south pole is oriented towards the operative side of the unit. As illùstrated units 2 are to be applied to pipes externally, strapped on at various locations as required with the south pole face proximate to the pipe. Conduit or pipe 6, where the units 2 are fitted, is preferably non-magnetic so that the magnetic field of the unit will not be affected. As previously indicated, the use of conditioners 2 in water systems significantly reduces the calcareous scale formations which may otherwise form in the containing pipes or vessels of the system. Such units 2, when used as to gas conditioners, result in cleaner and more efficient burning of gasoline, cleaner spark plùgs and, in motor vehicles, an increase in gas mileage. When used in conjunction with oil pipelines, such units have been foùnd to be effective in reducing the buildup of paraffin on the pipeline walls. A magnetic field of 5,000 gauss has been found to be suitable for conditioning oil pipelines of 3 and 4 inch diameter in accordance with the invention.
Thus it is apparent that there has been provided in accordance with the invention a conditioner and method of magnetically treating liquids such as water, gasoline and oil that fully satisfy the objects, aims and advantages set forth above.
While the invention has been described in con~unction with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and 1~55(~P,fi variations as fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a device and method for conditioning fluids such as water, gasoline and oil, and more particularly relates to a device and method for magnetically treating such fluids.
It is known to use magnets for treatment of water containing calcium salts. While the theory of operation of such devices is not entirely understood, it is believed that the magnetic field affects ions associated with such calcium salts as well as the ; 10 polarized molecules of the water. Magnets have been found to be effective in reducing build up of scale and corrosion within water systems. Typical of such devices are those described in Canadian Patent No. 907,564 of Happ et al issued August i5, 1972; Canadian Patent Number 1,005,013 of Jessop et al, issued February 8, 1977;
Canadian Patent Number 1,062,196 of Sanderson, issued September 11, 1979; U.S. Patent No. 2,825,464 of Mack, issued March 4, 1958; U.S.
Patent No. 3,669,274 of Happ et al, issued June 13, 1972; U.S. Patent No. 3,951,807 of Sanderson, issued April 20, 1976 and U.S. Patent No.
4,146,479 of Brown, issued March 27, 1979. All of these references describe magnetic water treating apparatus in which permanent magnets .~
are either located within, or positioned external to, the water to be ; treated, in such a way that both north and south poles act with equal force on the fluid being treated.
U.S. Patent No. 3,040,896 of Stem issued June 26, 1962 describes a device for trapping magnetic particles in a liquid in a conduit in which a magnetic is placed with one end in the conduit for 115~Qt~
the liquid, so that the the liquid impinges axially against the end of the magnet. Magnetic particals from the liquid are thus trapped without materially retarding the flow through the conduit.
Fu~ita U.S. Patent No. 4,188,296 issued February 12, 1980 describes a device for exposing fuel oil in burners or boilers to the magnetic field from north and south poles of a magnet to improve the combustion of the fuel oil.
Recent experimental work has shown that the effect of different poles of a magnet on a fluid such as water may vary and, indeed, may be opposite (e.g. exposure of water to a north pole field of a magnet increases the surface tension of the water while exposure of the south polar field decreases the surface tension) (see for example "The Magnetic Blueprint of Life" by Albert Roy Davis and Walter C. Rawls, Jr., 1979, Exposition Press.) It is an object of the present invention to apply the different effects which can be achieved from the different poles of a permanent magnet to provide an improved device and method for treating fluids such as water, gas and oil.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A device and method for magnetically conditioning liquids as water, gasoline and oil are provided. The conditioner comprises a permanent magnet having opposed faces, the poles of which magnet are located at the faces, and a casing of a non-magnetic material about the magnet. The device is strapped, using appropriate means, externally to a portion, preferably non-magnetic, of a conduit 55~ ,fi through which the liquid is passing so that the magnetic field proximate the south pole of the magnet is exposed to the liquid. The theory is not understood but exposure of only the field of the south pole of a magnet to the liquid provides improved conditioning of water, gasoline or oil as subsequently indicated.
According to the present invention, the conditioner devices are applied externally to non-magnetic conduits or non-magnetic portion thereof carrying liquids such as water, gasoline or oil.
A number of them may be strapped on in various locations, for ~0 example, along a household water system such as the main service line just before the hot water tank, just after the hot water tank, on the washing machine hot water line, dishwasher line, toilet tank feed, etc. For gas conditioning, similar units are strapped onto a portion of rubber hose between the gas tank and fuel pump, or a section of copper pipe installed between the fuel pump and carburetor.
Similarly, such conditioner units strapped to portions of a pipeline carrying crude oil have been found to significantly reduce paraffin buildup on the pipeline walls.
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Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon referring to the drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conduit to which an l~SS~;fi example embodiment of a conditioner according to the present invention is attached;
While the invention will be described in connection with an example embodiment, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to such embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRA~INGS
_ A conditioner 2 according to the present invention is strapped by appropriate strap means 4 to a non-magnetic conduit 6 or a non-magnetic portion thereof, Conditioner 2 comprises a pair of ceramic permanent magnetics 10 (e.g. of dimensions 3/8" x 7/8' x 1 7/8") with opposite poles facing. The magnets themselves are rectangular in shape with the north and south poles of the magnets being located at the main surfaces or faces thereof. The strength of the magnets to be used will vary, depending for example on expected normal flow rates of the liquids, type of liquid, diameter of conduit, etc. For example, much stronger magnets are required for application to an oil pipeline than to a domestic water system. In the latter, units of strength of 1,000 gauss have been found to be appropriate. A casing 12 of appropriate non-magnetic material e.g.
"UVEX" (trade mark) plastic is provided, which casing completely covers conditioner 2 in such a way that the south pole face of the 1155~P~fi upper magnet is left operatively exposed, i.e. the field of the south pole is oriented towards the operative side of the unit. As illùstrated units 2 are to be applied to pipes externally, strapped on at various locations as required with the south pole face proximate to the pipe. Conduit or pipe 6, where the units 2 are fitted, is preferably non-magnetic so that the magnetic field of the unit will not be affected. As previously indicated, the use of conditioners 2 in water systems significantly reduces the calcareous scale formations which may otherwise form in the containing pipes or vessels of the system. Such units 2, when used as to gas conditioners, result in cleaner and more efficient burning of gasoline, cleaner spark plùgs and, in motor vehicles, an increase in gas mileage. When used in conjunction with oil pipelines, such units have been foùnd to be effective in reducing the buildup of paraffin on the pipeline walls. A magnetic field of 5,000 gauss has been found to be suitable for conditioning oil pipelines of 3 and 4 inch diameter in accordance with the invention.
Thus it is apparent that there has been provided in accordance with the invention a conditioner and method of magnetically treating liquids such as water, gasoline and oil that fully satisfy the objects, aims and advantages set forth above.
While the invention has been described in con~unction with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and 1~55(~P,fi variations as fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims.
Claims (6)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A conditioner for magnetically treating liquids such as water, gasoline and oil within a conduit which comprises a permanent magnet having opposed faces, the poles of which magnet are located at these faces, and a casing of a non-magnetic material covering all of the magnet and leaving the south pole face of the magnet operatively exposed.
2. A conditioner according to claim 1 wherein the magnet is a ceramic permanent magnet.
3. A conditioner according to claim 1 or 2 further provided with strapping means for securing the conditioner to a non-magnetic conduit through which the liquid is to pass, whereby the liquid is subjected to the magnetic field proximate the south pole of the magnet.
4. A conditioner according to claim 1 wherein the magnet has a strength of from 1,000 to 5,000 gauss.
5. A method of magnetically treating a liquid which comprises passing the liquid through a non-magnetic conduit and subjecting the liquid in that conduit to the magnetic field proximate the south pole of a magnet held externally to the conduit.
6. A method according to claim 5 for magnetically treating a liquid selected from the group consisting of water, gasoline and oil, which comprises subjecting the liquid in the conduit to a magnetic field of from 1,000 to 5,000 gauss.
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Cited By (12)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4711271A (en) * | 1986-12-15 | 1987-12-08 | Weisenbarger Gale M | Magnetic fluid conditioner |
| US4888113A (en) * | 1986-11-21 | 1989-12-19 | Holcomb Robert R | Magnetic water treatment device |
| US4892655A (en) * | 1986-02-21 | 1990-01-09 | Leopold Makovec | Arrangement for water treatment |
| WO1991001277A1 (en) * | 1989-07-24 | 1991-02-07 | H.K. Research & Development, Inc. | Magnetic fluid conditioner |
| WO1992003384A1 (en) * | 1990-08-17 | 1992-03-05 | Carpenter Roland K | Apparatus for magnetically treating flowing liquids |
| US5198106A (en) * | 1990-08-17 | 1993-03-30 | Carpenter Roland K | Unpotted apparatus for magnetically treating flowing liquids |
| US5454943A (en) * | 1991-11-01 | 1995-10-03 | Ashton; Thomas E. | Device for the magnetic treatment of fluids |
| WO1997017294A1 (en) * | 1995-11-04 | 1997-05-15 | Soyang Co., Ltd. | Apparatus for separating oil from waste water containing oil emulsion and method therefor |
| US5700376A (en) * | 1994-10-20 | 1997-12-23 | Carpenter; Roland K. | Method and apparatus for magnetically treating flowing liquids |
| US6068768A (en) * | 1998-04-13 | 2000-05-30 | Carpenter; Roland K. | Apparatus for magnetically treating flowing liquids |
| GB2414986A (en) * | 2004-06-08 | 2005-12-14 | William John Webb | Use of a permanent bar magnet to reduce the build up of limescale in water pipes |
| DE102008059655B4 (en) * | 2007-12-03 | 2017-02-09 | Kuo-Hua Lu | Magnetizing device for gases and liquids |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4892655A (en) * | 1986-02-21 | 1990-01-09 | Leopold Makovec | Arrangement for water treatment |
| US4888113A (en) * | 1986-11-21 | 1989-12-19 | Holcomb Robert R | Magnetic water treatment device |
| US4711271A (en) * | 1986-12-15 | 1987-12-08 | Weisenbarger Gale M | Magnetic fluid conditioner |
| WO1991001277A1 (en) * | 1989-07-24 | 1991-02-07 | H.K. Research & Development, Inc. | Magnetic fluid conditioner |
| US5030344A (en) * | 1989-07-24 | 1991-07-09 | H.K. Research & Development, Inc. | Magnetic fluid conditioner |
| US5198106A (en) * | 1990-08-17 | 1993-03-30 | Carpenter Roland K | Unpotted apparatus for magnetically treating flowing liquids |
| WO1992003384A1 (en) * | 1990-08-17 | 1992-03-05 | Carpenter Roland K | Apparatus for magnetically treating flowing liquids |
| US5454943A (en) * | 1991-11-01 | 1995-10-03 | Ashton; Thomas E. | Device for the magnetic treatment of fluids |
| US5700376A (en) * | 1994-10-20 | 1997-12-23 | Carpenter; Roland K. | Method and apparatus for magnetically treating flowing liquids |
| WO1997017294A1 (en) * | 1995-11-04 | 1997-05-15 | Soyang Co., Ltd. | Apparatus for separating oil from waste water containing oil emulsion and method therefor |
| US6068768A (en) * | 1998-04-13 | 2000-05-30 | Carpenter; Roland K. | Apparatus for magnetically treating flowing liquids |
| GB2414986A (en) * | 2004-06-08 | 2005-12-14 | William John Webb | Use of a permanent bar magnet to reduce the build up of limescale in water pipes |
| DE102008059655B4 (en) * | 2007-12-03 | 2017-02-09 | Kuo-Hua Lu | Magnetizing device for gases and liquids |
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