Patent ID: 6758968
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
A fluid treatment conduit assembly, comprising:an elongated housing of cross sectional octagonal configuration, said housing having eight elongated axially aligned inner directed faces; a conduit maintained within and axially aligned with said housing; a plurality of magnets interposed between said conduit and said inner directed faces; a plurality of spacers, said spacers being interposed between axially adjacent ones of said magnets; and wherein a first set of four radially aligned magnets surround said conduit in a given region, a first adjacent pair of said magnets having their north voles in contact with said conduit and their south poles in contact with said housing, and a second adjacent pair of said magnets having their south poles in contact with said conduit and their north poles in contact with said housing, respective magnets of said first pair being diametrically opposite respective magnets of said second pair, and wherein said second set of four radially aligned magnets, adjacent to and axially spaced from said first set, are interposed between said conduit and housing, axially aligned magnets of said second set being of opposite polarity from those of said first set, and wherein the axial spacing between magnets of the first and second sets are greater than the radial spacing of magnets diametrically opposed.