Patent ID: 8480890

Claim:
An apparatus providing fluid treatment, comprising: (a) a magnetically conductive conduit to receive a flow of a fluid to be treated along a flow path extending through the magnetically conductive conduit, the magnetically conductive conduit having a fluid entry port at a proximal end, a fluid discharge port at a distal end, and at least one fluid impervious boundary wall extending between the fluid entry port and the fluid discharge port and having an inner surface and an outer surface; (b) an electrical conductor comprising at least one length of an electrical conducting material having a first conductor lead and a second conductor lead, the electrical conductor being coiled around at least one coil core with at least one turn to form at least one uninterrupted coil of electrical conductor encircling each coil core, each uninterrupted coil of electrical conductor forming at least one layer; (c) wherein the magnetically conductive conduit is placed at least partly within the at least one coil core, whereby at least one turn of the electrical conductor encircles at least a portion of the outer surface of the magnetically conductive conduit with the at least one turn of the electrical conductor oriented substantially orthogonal to the fluid flow; and (d) at least one electrical power supply operably connected to at least one of the first and second conductor leads, wherein the at least one uninterrupted coil of electrical conductor is energized to produce a magnetic field having lines of flux directed along the fluid flow path and concentrated in a plurality of distinct areas along the longitudinal axis of the magnetically energized conduit.