Apparatus for magnetic treatment of a flowing liquid

Claim 1

Apparatus for the magnetic treatment of a flowing fluid, comprising: a flow-through housing including an inlet, a removable dependent cup-shaped part defining a chamber in fluid communication therewith, and an outlet in fluid communication with said chamber; at least one annular cylindrically shaped magnet axially arranged within said cup-shaped part and with its lower end spaced above the bottom thereof; a ferromagnetic tubular-shaped member inserted within said cup-shaped part along the walls thereof; a first disc-shaped magnetic pole piece with a central opening therethrough arranged with its peripheral edge spaced away from said tubular member and with its central opening arranged to direct fluid axially and interiorly of said annular magnet; a second disc-shaped magnetic pole piece with a central opening and located within said cup-shaped part above the bottom thereof and the peripheral edge of said pole piece in magnetic connection with the walls of said cup-shaped part; and apertures located in said second pole piece adjacent the walls of said tubular member whereby fluid is conducted from said inlet to the interior of said cylindrical magnet through the central opening of said first pole piece to the space defined above the bottom of the cup-shaped part by the location of the lower end of said magnet thereabove and upwardly therefrom through said second pole piece apertures past the peripheral edge of said first pole piece to the outlet in said housing.