Magnetic fluid conditioner
AssigneeAZ Industries, Incorporated
InventorsLaVern L. Adam, Harley J. Adam
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Abstract
A magnetic conditioner is arranged with a plurality of magnets surounding a central axis of a conduit. The magnets include like magnetic poles facing the conduit for concentrating magnetic energy within the conduit. The magnetic poles are also arranged in a helical pattern along the length of the conduit to expose fluid flowing through the conduit to a more uniform amount of magnetic field energy. The magnetic conditioner is also assembled as a part of an emission control system that includes a coalescing filter and a positive crankcase ventilation valve.
Claims23
A device for magnetically treating a fluid comprising:
- a conduit for conveying fluid having a central axis and a length that extends along said central axis;
- a plurality of magnets mounted about said central axis;
- said magnets having opposite magnetic poles aligned with radial lines extending from said central axis and having like magnetic poles facing toward said central axis;
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- said radial lines along which said opposite magnetic poles are aligned varying angularly about said central axis along said length of the conduit for exposing fluid flowing through said conduit to a more uniform amount of magnetic field energy.
A conditioner for treating a fluid affected by passage through magnetic fields comprising:
- a conduit made of a nonmagnetic material and having a length along with inner and outer peripheral surfaces that extend along said length;
- permanent magnets having opposite magnetic poles, one of said poles common to each of said permanent magnets facing toward said outer peripheral surface of the conduit and the other of said poles common to each of said permanent magnets facing away from said outer peripheral surface of said conduit;
- a first group of said permanent magnets arranged about said outer peripheral surface of the conduit at a first position along said length of the conduit;
- a second group of said permanent magnets arranged about said outer peripheral surface of the conduit at a second position along said length of the conduit;
- said first and second groups of permanent magnets forming respective nonuniform magnetic fields within said conduit at said first and second positions along the length of the conduit;
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- said first and second groups of permanent magnets being relatively indexed about said conduit to expose fluid flowing through said conduit to more uniform amounts of magnetic field energy.
An emission control system for treating of fumes from a crankcase of an engine before returning the fumes to an intake manifold of the engine for combustion comprising:
- a housing;
- a filter supported within said housing for separating oil from the fumes;
- a positive crankcase ventilation valve connected to said housing;
- a magnetic conditioner for treating the fumes to enhance their combustion within the engine including a conduit for conveying fluid having a central axis and a length that extends along said central axis and a plurality of magnets mounted about said central axis;
- said magnets having opposite magnetic poles aligned with radial lines extending from said central axis and having like magnetic poles facing toward said central axis;
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- said radial lines along which said opposite magnetic poles are aligned vary angularly about said central axis along said length of the conduit for exposing fluid flowing through said conduit to a more uniform amount of magnetic field energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.