MAGNETIC TREATMENT OF WATER
The Superior Water Conditioner's® patented system, when installed in a water supply line, controls the formation of scale and corrosion deposits without the use of chemicals.
When water is subjected to temperature change (delta T), pressure change (delta P), friction and turbulence, dissolved minerals, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and magnesium carbonate (MgCO3), will precipitate out of solution and deposit on heat transfer surfaces of plumbing systems and equipment in the form of a rock-like buildup, commonly called lime/scale. At the molecular level, the negatively and positively charged ions of these minerals are attracted to and bond tightly together with one another, thus forming the lime/scale deposit known as calcite. These minerals deposits act as a great insulator and require more energy to heat or cool water in many different types of residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial applications.
As water passes through the Superior Water Conditioner’s® treatment chamber, it is subjected to a series of reversing-polarity, permanent magnetic fields, which interrupts the natural scale forming characteristics of CaCO3 and MgCO3 by temporarily altering their ionic charge identity. Instead of being attracted to one another, the molecules are caused to act like ions of similar charges and repel one another as they precipitate out of solution. This leaves the molecules in a physical state of suspension known as aragonite (an amorphous mud-like or powdery form), which will flow through a plumbing system or drop to a low area within equipment so that it can easily be blown down or bled off. Aragonite can also be removed by other physical means such as centrifugal separation and filtration equipment. Since chemicals are unnecessary in this type of treatment, the purity of the water is not affected in any way, and it can be safely and legally discharged to a sanitary sewer or even to the environment, where allowed.
The presence of aragonite in the water provides an additional benefit in terms of corrosion protection. A thin film of the soft aragonite will adhere to all wetted surfaces of the plumbing system and equipment, keeping free oxygen and other corrosive properties in the water from reaching and attacking the metallic components, thus preventing corrosion.
A recent research project (RP-1155), sponsored by ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers) clearly demonstrates the benefits and efficiency of physical water treatment in controlling calcium scale accumulations in circulating open loop cooling water systems, and showed an 8% reduction in the surface tension when using physical water treatment. The report also concluded that best results were obtained when permanent, alternating (reversing polarity) magnetic fields were used in the circulating line of the cooling tower and that mineral fouling can be substantially reduced in heat transfer equipment (chiller/condenser) applications with significant energy and water savings. CLICK HERE to purchase the complete report by Dr. Young Cho with Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. To order Dr. Cho's White Paper presentation summarizing the affirmative conclusions of his research to the TC-3.6 Handbook Sub-Committee at the 2003 ASHRAE winter meeting
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