Patent ID: 8430129

Claim:
A system for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid, the system comprising: a source of electrical power; and an electromagnetic flow regulator for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid, the electromagnetic flow regulator being electrically connectable to the source of electrical power, the electromagnetic flow regulator including: a plurality of magnetic conductors arranged in fixed relative location, the plurality of magnetic conductors defining therealong a fluid flow path for an electrically conductive fluid and defining therethrough a fluid inlet path for the electrically conductive fluid that is substantially orthogonal to the fluid flow path, the fluid inlet path being further defined by a plurality of flow holes defined in the plurality of magnetic conductors; and a field generation winding capable of carrying an electrical current, the field generation winding being electrically connectable to the source of electrical power, the field generation winding being electromagnetically couplable to the plurality of magnetic conductors such that at least one magnetic field is generatable by the field generation winding at the fluid inlet path.