Fluid treating device

Claim 2

A liquid fuel treating device, comprising: an elongated housing means having a central opening extending therethrough; a pair of liquid fuel line means fixedly attached to opposite ends of the housing, each liquid fuel line means having an axial passageway in liquid fuel communication with the central opening of the housing, said central opening having at least one reduced diameter portion formed at one end in the central opening adjacent a liquid fuel line means, so as to create a venturi effect in a liquid fuel flow; and an elongated metal bar positioned within said central opening of the housing said metal bar comprising an alloy comprising copper, nickel, zinc, tin, magnesium and silicon, said metal bar being sized and shaped to allow contact of the metal bar with the liquid fuel passing through the central opening.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of said liquid fuel line means is fittingly engaged within a second end of the housing and extends, at least in part, into the central opening of the housing.

Claim 4

The device of claim 2, wherein said housing has an interior wall provided with an annular groove adjacent a second end of the housing.

Claim 5

The device of claim 3, wherein said at least one liquid fuel line means comprises a substantially cylindrical member having an outwardly extending circumferential ridge sized and shaped to engage with said annular groove of the housing.

Claim 6

The device of claim 2, wherein the axial passageway of said at least one liquid fuel line means has a reduced diameter part, so as to create a venturi effect adjacent the second end of the housing central opening.

Claim 7

The device of claim 4, wherein said at least one liquid fuel line means comprises an enlarged diameter shoulder which abuts a second end of the housing, when the cylindrical member is fitted within the central opening of the housing.

Claim 8

The device of claim 1, wherein said metal bar comprises a central hub having a generally square cross section and a plurality of metal ridges, each extending outwardly from a corner of the hub substantially through the entire length of the metal bar.

Claim 9

The device of claim 1, wherein said alloy comprises 40-50% by weight of copper, 15-30% by weight of nickel, 10-20% by weight of zinc, 5-20% by weight of tin, 1-15% by weight of magnesium and 0.5-5% by weight of silicon.

Claim 10

The device of claim 1, wherein said alloy comprises 49% by weight of copper, 22% by weight of nickel, 14% by weight of zinc, 8% by weight of tin, 4% by weight of magnesium and 2% by weight of silicon.

Claim 11

A liquid fuel treating device, comprising: an elongated housing means having a central opening extending therethrough, said housing means having an interior wall provided with an annular groove adjacent a first end thereof; a pair of liquid line means fixedly attached to opposite ends of the housing means, each liquid fuel line means having an axial passageway in fluid communication with the central opening of the housing means, said central opening having at least one reduced diameter portion formed at one end of the central opening adjacent a liquid fuel line means, so as to create a venturi effect in a liquid fuel flow passing through the treating device; and an elongated metal bar positioned within said central opening of the housing, said metal bar comprising an alloy which comprises copper, nickel, zinc, tin, magnesium and silicon, said metal bar being sized and shaped to allow contact of the metal bar with the liquid fuel passing through the central opening of the housing means.

Claim 12

A liquid fuel treating device, comprising: an elongated housing means having a central opening extending therethrough, said housing means having an interior wall provided with an annular groove adjacent a first end thereof; a pair of liquid line means fixedly attached to opposite ends of the housing means, each liquid fuel line means having an axial passageway in fluid communication with the central opening of the housing means, said central opening having at least one reduced diameter portion formed at one end of the central opening adjacent a liquid fuel line means, so as to create a venturi effect in a liquid fuel flow passing through the treating device; and an elongated metal bar positioned within said central opening of the housing, said metal bar comprising an alloy which comprises copper, nickel, zinc, tin, magnesium and silicon, said metal bar being sized and shaped to allow contact of the metal bar with the liquid fuel passing through the central opening of the housing means.

Claim 13

The device of claim 10, wherein at least one of said liquid fuel line means is fittingly engaged within a second end of the housing means and extends, at least in part, into the central opening of the housing means.

Claim 14

The device of claim 11, wherein said at least one liquid fuel line means comprises a substantially cylindrical member having an outwardly extending circumferential ridge sized and shaped to engage within said annular groove of the housing and an enlarged diameter annular shoulder which abuts the second end of the housing, when the cylindrical member is engaged within the central opening of the housing means.

Claim 15

The device of claim 11, wherein the axial passageway of said at least one liquid fuel line means has a reduced diameter part, so as to create a venturi effect in the liquid fuel flow adjacent the second end of the housing means.

Claim 16

The device of claim 10, wherein said metal bar comprises a central hub having a generally square cross section and a plurality of narrow ridges extending outwardly from a corner of the hub substantially through the entire length of the metal bar.

Claim 17

The device of claim 10, wherein said alloy comprises 40-50% by weight copper, 15-30% by weight nickel, 10-20% by weight zinc, 5-20% by weight tin, 1-15% by weight magnesium, 0.5-5% by weight silicon.

Claim 18

The device of claim 10, wherein said alloy comprises 49% by weight copper, 22% by weight nickel, 14% by weight zinc, 8% by weight tin, 4% by weight magnesium and 2% by weight silicon.