Apparatus for magnetically treating water
US5378362A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F1/482
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system is provided for treating water to reduce calcium carbonate deposits. At least three or four pairs of magnets (30a-30d and 32a-32d in FIG. 2) form a group of magnets that are mounted around a water-carrying pipe (12), with the magnets spaced apart parallel to the length of the pipe, and with the magnets of each pair lying on opposite sides of the pipe. Each pair of magnets (e.g. 30a, 32a) and a frame (34) that holds them, forms a unit which clamps individually around the pipe, to facilitate changing of the spacing between adjacent magnets. Two different groups of magnets (16, 18) can be employed, with the spacing of magnets in a first group being nonharmonic to the spacing in a second group.
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