Patent ID: 8268178
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
1. A fluid conditioning system, comprising: a conduit adapted to allow fluid to pass from a pre-conditioned volume to a post-conditioned volume; and a magnet assembly including at least one magnet disposed such that magnetic field produced by the at least one magnet penetrates a conditioning volume within the conduit; wherein the conduit is formed from a material that allows the magnetic field produced by the at least one magnet to have a magnetic effect on molecules of the fluid as the fluid passes through the conduit; wherein a volume of the conduit defined by a cross-section of the conduit and a length of the conduit corresponding to the region of magnetic field penetration of the conduit is a conditioning volume of the system; wherein the conduit has a cross-sectional area designed to maintain a flow rate of the fluid through the conditioning volume within a pre-determined range; and wherein the magnetic field produced by the at least one magnet has a field strength within the conduit, and wherein the predetermined range is predetermined as a factor in combination with the field strength to precipitate a selected ion from the fluid in the conditioning volume.