Easily attachable, pipe mounted magnet for treating liquids to prevent scaling deposits
US4601823A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D9/005
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved magnetic device for subjecting a liquid flowing through a pipe to a magnetic field in order to reduce subsequent crystalization of inorganic compounds. The device may be installed very easily and without first severing a pipe of an existing installation and provides a homogeneous magnetic field of high flux density. It has a housing with a central pipe-receiving passage and a slot extending from the passage through the periphery so that the pipe may be positioned in its passage. A plurality of magnets are contiguously arranged within the housing to surround most of the pipe except at the slot. A keyway is formed at the slot so that a key magnet body may be slid into the housing parallel to the pipe.
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