GB2256091A

GB2256091A - A magnetic device for treating fuel

Info

Publication number: GB2256091A
Application number: GB9111312A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Ronald Gorman
Original assignee: MCKEOWN NORMAN WINSTON
Current assignee: MCKEOWN NORMAN WINSTON
Priority date: 1991-05-24
Filing date: 1991-05-24
Publication date: 1992-11-25
Also published as: GB9111312D0; IE921651A1

Abstract

The device for treating fuel in a pipeline 8 comprises a collar 10 formed in two parts 12 securable together around the pipeline. The collar has on its inner periphery a series of four magnets 14 to provide a concentrated magnetic field at the centre of the pipeline. The magnets are formed of ferroceramic magnetic substances to provide a magnetic field of high flux density and retentivity. The magnets are arranged with the South magnetic face of each magnet facing inwardly for intensifying the magnetic field in a region through which the pipeline passes. <IMAGE>

Description

MAGNETIC APPANGFMFNT S FOR PIPELItIE,S.

This invention relates to magnetic arrangements for pipelines through which a hydrocarbon fuel is intended to flow and is for use in causing polarity alignment of the molecules in the fuel to increase the efficient use of fuel and improving its combustion.

Although the effect of improving combustion by polarity alignment of molecules in hydrocarbon fuels using magnetic fields is known, problems have arisen in efficiently adapting this effect to combitstion engines in the fitment of such arrangements to combustion engines and in creating a sufficiently strong enough magnetic field.

An object of the present invention is to obviate or mitigate these prohlems.

Accordingly, the present invention is a magnetic arrangement for a pipeline comprising a collar formed in two or more parts securahle together around a pipeline, the collar having on its inner periphery a series of magnets to provide a focussed magnetic field at the centre of the pipeline.

Preferably, the magnets are formed of ferroceramic magnetic substances to provide a magnetic field of high flux density and retentivity.

Preferably also, four magnets are provided arranged in such manner that the South magnetic face of each magnet faces inwardly and intensifies the magnetic field focussed within a passageway formed among the four magnets through which the pipeline passes.

Preferably further, the collar is in two similar half parts, each having oppositely extending flanges and between corresponding matable flanges of the two parts fastening means are provided. The fastening means desirably comprises a slot provided in one matable flange and a tongue provided in the other matable flange, the tongue being engagable through the slot with the half parts movable relative to each other whereby the outer end of each tongue engages the land around the corresponding slot to hold the parts together. The parts may he fixed tegether in the fastened position.

The parts are heneficially encapsulated in a plastic coating to prevent moisture penetration and to afford protection to the magnets.

An emhodiment of the present invention will now he described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a magnetic arrangement according to the present invention, the arrangement being shown fitted around a pipeline and being shown without a outer coating for clarity; Fig. 2 is an end axial view of the arrangement shown in Fig. 1; Figs. 3A and 313 are respectively side views of a detail of the arrangement showing opposed matable flanges in a spaced apart position and in a fastened position; and Fig. 4 is an end axial view of the arrangement including the outer coating.

Referring to the drawings, a magnetic arrangement for a pipeline 8 through which a hydrocarbon fuel is intended to pass comprises a collar 10 formed in two similar half parts 12 securable together around the pipeline S. The collar 10 is of a metallic strap and has on its inner periphery a series of magnets 14 to provide a focussed magnetic field at the centre of the pipeline 8. The magnets 14 are formed of ferroceramic magnetic sustances to provide a magnetic field of high flux density and retentivity.

Four magnets 1 4 are provided arranged in such manner that the .South magnetic face of each magnet 1 4 faces inwardly and intensifies the magnetic field focussed within a passageway formed among the four magnets 14 through which the pipeline S passes.

The half parts 12 of the collar 10 each has oppositely extending flanges 16. 13between each set of corresponding matahle flanges 16 of the two parts 12, fastening means are provided comprising a slot 18 provided in one matable flange 16 and a tongue 20 provided in the other matable flange 16. The tongue 20 is engagahle through the slot 18 with the half parts 12 movable relative to each other whereby the outer end of each tongue 20 engages the land around the corresponding slot 18 (as shown) to hold the parts 12 together.

The shape of the collar 10, and therefore the parts 12, and the exact location of each magnet 14 is determined by calculation to suit particular applications and installations.

The magnets 14 are magnetised to have antisotropic formation with the polar axis aligned with the strap such that the concentrated South magnetic poles face inwardly and become additive and produce a very powerful unipolar flux field at the centre of focus. The ferroceramic material used is preferably, but not

essentially, Ferohal3 antisotronic material of aerospace quality to provide remenence of the order of 1. 5 Tesla and coercivity of 240KA/M and Curie temperature of hetter than 450 Celsius.

Additionally, the parts 12 are fixed together in the fastened position by, for example a headed gruh screw (not shown) engaging through tapped bores in at least one set of matable flanges.

The parts 12 are encapsulated (as shown in Fig. 4) in a plastic coating to prevent moisture penetration and to afford protection to the magnets 14, the coating having a thic]ness of better than 1 millimetre density.

A magnetic arrangement is fitted to an existing installation by first covering the pipeline with a length of longitudinally slit tubing 22 of, for example natural our synthetic rubber, and secondly fitting the parts 12 therearound as described above and as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

A magnetic arrangement as described ahove is beneficial since it avoids the hitherto necessity of severing a pipeline of an existing installation and by use of the simple fastening means allows for rapid and simple installation. An advantage of the present invention is that it provides extremely high power magnets in a small physical size and which co-axially encircle the pipeline without, as mentioned above, the need for severing the pipeline. Also, if after being fitted the arrangement has to be removed, this can he done without permanent change or alteration to the original pipeline.

In a first modification, the collar may he in three parts each carrying a magnet, or four parts each carrying a magnet. Further, more than four magnets may be used, for example, for ease of manufacture, each magnet may be composed of two or more pieces provided that they each have the same magnetic relationship as shown in the drawings.

In a second modification, the collar may be of a different shape and the magnets may be other than cube shape as shown.

Variations and further modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention described ahove.

Claims

CLAIMS:

1. A magnetic arrangement for a pipeline for carrying hydrocarbon fuels, the arrangement comprising a collar formed in two or more parts securable together around the pipeline, the collar having on its inner periphery a series of magnets to provide a focussed magnetic field at the centre of the pipeline.

2. A magnetic arrangement as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the magnets are formed of ferroceramic magnetic substances to provide a magnetic field of high flux density and retentivity.

3. A magnetic arrangement as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein four magnets are provided arranged in such manner that the South magnetic face of each magnet faces inwardly and intensifies the magnetic field focussed within a passageway formed among the four magnets through which the pipeline passes.

4. A magnetic arrangement as claimed in Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the collar is in two similar half parts, each haviny oppositely extending flanges and between corresponding matable flanges of the two parts fastening means are provided.

5. A maynetic arrangement as claimed in Claim 4, wherein each fastening means comprises a slot provided in one matable flange and a tongue provided in the other matable flange, the tongue being engagable through the slot with the half parts movable relative to each other whereby the outer end of each tongue engages the land around the corresponding slot to hold the parts together.

6. A magnetic arrangement as claimed in Claim 5, wherein the parts are fixed together in the fastened position.

7. A maynetic arrangement as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims, wherein the parts are encapsulated in a plastic coating to prevent moisture penetration and to afford protection to the magnets.

8. A magnetic arrangement as claimed in an one of the preceding claims, wherein the magnets are magnetised to have an anisotropic formation with the polar axis aligned with the strap whereby the concentrated South magnetic poles face inwardly and become additive and produce a powerful unipolar flux field at the centre of focus.

9. A magnetic arrangement as claimed in any one of Claims 2 to 8, wherein the ferroceramic material used is Feroba 3 anisotropic material of aero-space quality to provide remenance of the order of 1.5 Tesla and coercivity of 240KA/M and Curie temperature of better than 450 Celsius.

10. A magnetic arrangement substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.