JP3294169B2 - Fluid activation treatment device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for activating a fluid capable of removing red water and scale by being attached to, for example, a water supply pipe.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method of cleaning water pipes, a sand blast method or a method of administering a chemical has been performed. However, there is a problem that the pipes are deteriorated and there is a risk of chemical damage. there were. For this reason, a method using an electromagnetic field or a method using ozone has been used as an alternative to these methods. In the method using an electromagnetic field, a permanent magnet is generally used.

[0003]

However, in the conventional method using an electromagnetic field using a permanent magnet, the magnetic force of the permanent magnet is weak, and the electromagnetic field cannot effectively act on water flowing in the pipe. There are problems that the generation of red water and the generation of scale in water cannot be effectively suppressed, the odor of chlorine in water cannot be removed, and the taste of water cannot be improved.

Further, the method using ozone requires a device for generating ozone, and a large-scale device is required to purify water flowing through a pipe using the ozone, and a space for the device is required. However, there is a problem that the cost required for water treatment and maintenance is high.

[0005] The present invention has been made by paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art. The purpose is to make it possible to effectively apply magnetic force to the fluid in the pipe, to effectively suppress the generation of colored fluid and scale in the fluid, and to reduce the chlorine in the fluid. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fluid activation processing apparatus capable of improving the properties of a fluid such as removing an odor and further activating the fluid, for example, improving the taste of water. Another object of the present invention is to provide a fluid activation processing device which is a simple device, does not require a large space, is easy to mount, and is easy to maintain and manage, and can reduce the cost for that purpose. It is in.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for activating a fluid according to the present invention, wherein a rare earth element is formed on an outer peripheral surface of a pipe through which a fluid flows. In a fluid activation treatment device in which magnets are arranged so that the peripheral wall of one magnet pipe is an N-pole and the peripheral wall of the other magnet pipe is an S-pole, the magnet has a cylindrical shape.
And the magnets are individually housed in the housing case, and the housing cases are arranged at positions facing each other across the pipe so that the housing cases are mutually separated in the length direction and the circumferential direction of the pipe.
While plurality placed side by side while in contact, the accommodation Quai
The over scan, the between the magnet housed in the housing case magnet
With intervals in the longitudinal direction of the pipe is formed to a length in the range of 2.0 to 3.5 times the magnet diameter, accommodated in the accommodating case
The circumferential spacing between the magnets of the magnets is obtained by forming the width of the range of 0.5 to 2.5 times the magnet diameter.

[0007]

[0008]

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the fluid activation processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the storage case is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the magnet is provided at the center of the upper surface thereof. There is provided a storage hole for storing
A lid is placed on it and sealed.

[0010]

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(First Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 4, the housing case 11 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape by a synthetic resin made of polypropylene, and a housing hole 13 for housing the magnet 12 is formed in the center of the upper surface thereof. The magnet 13 is formed in a columnar shape,
It is accommodated in the accommodation hole 13 of the accommodation case 11, and the lid 14 is placed thereon and hermetically sealed. The magnet 12 is made of a rare earth element such as neodymium (Nd) and is formed so that its diameter and height are almost the same. The magnet 12 made of the rare earth element is less deteriorated and has a long life. Specifically, the magnet 12 is composed of neodymium (Nd) and iron (Fe).
One made of one boron (B), one made of samarium (Sm) and one cobalt (Co) can be given.

In order to effectively achieve water activation,
The surface magnetic field strength of the magnet 12 is desirably about 6000 to 9000 gauss (G), and the residual magnetic flux density is 8000 to 1
About 2,000 gauss (G) is desirable. Also, the magnet 12
Has a holding power of 7000 to 11000 ersted (O
e) degree is desirable.

In such a magnet 12, the N pole has the accommodation case 1
1 and the S pole are located in the housing case 11.
And one located on the inner end side. The storage case 11 has a groove 15 having a semicircular cross section extending in the length direction at the center of the bottom surface, and chamfers 16 at four upper corners.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the magnet 12 housed in the housing case 11 is attached to the outer surface of a peripheral wall of a pipe 17 for water supply. One magnet 12a and the other magnet 12b
Are disposed at positions facing each other with the pipe 17 interposed therebetween. In this case, the peripheral wall side of the pipe 17 of one magnet 12a is the N pole, and the peripheral wall side of the pipe 17 of the other magnet 12b is S pole.
It is arranged to be a pole. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the N pole of one magnet 12a is shifted to the S pole of the other magnet 12b.
The lines of magnetic force 18 extend straight toward the poles, and the water 19 in the pipe 17 is effectively activated. That is, water 1
Its properties change, such as the size of the 9 clusters becoming smaller. The material of the pipe 17 may be any of iron, stainless steel, polyvinyl chloride, and the like.

Each magnet 12 is positioned and fixed to the outer peripheral wall of the pipe 17 by a double-sided adhesive tape (not shown).
If necessary, a heat insulating material (not shown) is arranged thereon.
Also, the magnet 12 can be attached to the outer peripheral wall of the pipe 17 using a binding band.

As shown in FIG. 4, the magnet 12 is connected to the pipe 1
7 are arranged in the length direction and the circumferential direction. That is, in this embodiment, three magnets 12a are arranged in the length direction and the circumferential direction of the pipe 17 in total, and a total of nine magnets 12a are arranged at positions facing the magnets 12a.
9 b are arranged. Therefore, nine pairs of magnets 12a and 12b facing each other are arranged.

The magnets 12 are maintained at a predetermined interval by the housing case 11. That is, the circumferential distance between the magnets 12 is 0.5 to 2.5 times the diameter of the magnets 12.
A range of 5 times is desirable, and the interval in the length direction is desirably 2.0 to 3.5 times the diameter of the magnet 12. When these intervals are smaller than the range, the magnetic field lines 1 of the adjacent magnets 12
8 may interfere, and if it is larger than the range, the synergistic effect of each magnet 12 will decrease. Incidentally, in this embodiment, the diameter and the height of the magnet 12 are 15 mm, the length of the housing case 11 is 55 mm, and the width is 30 mm. Therefore, the circumferential interval between the magnets 12 is 15 mm (1.0 times the diameter of the magnet 12), and the longitudinal interval is 40 mm (2.7 times the diameter of the magnet 12).

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, the plurality of magnets 12 facing each other are
Outer surface of the peripheral wall of the pipe 17 on the outlet side of the pump 20 for sending out
That is, it is attached at the position shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure. By mounting the magnet 12 at such a position, the magnet 1
The effect of the water 19 activated by 2 can be exerted downstream.

Next, the operation of the fluid activation apparatus 10 configured as described above will be described. Now, as shown in FIG.
Then, the cover 14 is put on. In this case, one in which the N pole is located on the inner end side in the housing case 11 and one in which the S pole is located on the inner end side in the housing case 11 are manufactured.

Next, as shown in FIGS.
9 are arranged in the length direction and the circumferential direction of the outer surface of the peripheral wall of the pipe 17 in total, and a total of nine magnets 12b are arranged at positions opposed to the magnets 12a. At such a position, the two magnet groups 12a and 12b are attached and fixed to the outer peripheral wall of the pipe 17 with a double-sided adhesive tape.

By arranging the magnets 12 on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of the pipe 17, the magnetic lines of force 18 extend linearly in one direction from the N pole to the S pole from one magnet 12a to the other magnet 12b. . In this case, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the magnetic force lines 18 of the intermediate magnets 12 a and 12 b sandwiched between the magnets 12 a and 12 b on both sides are combined with the magnets 12 a and 12 b on both sides.
Due to the repulsive force of the magnetic lines of force 18 extending in the same direction as 12b,
Extends more linearly. The lines of magnetic force 18 pass substantially through the center of the pipe 17. This is the same in the length direction and the circumferential direction of the pipe 17.

Therefore, the water 19 flowing in the pipe 17 is effectively activated by the magnetic force of each magnet 12. As a result, the properties of the water 19 are improved. The effects exerted by the above embodiment will be described below.

The fluid activation apparatus 1 of this embodiment
0, the magnet 12 is attached to the outer surface of the peripheral wall of the water supply pipe 17 at a position facing each other, and the one magnet 1
Since the peripheral wall side of the pipe 17 of 2a is arranged as an N pole and the peripheral wall side of the pipe 17 of the other magnet 12b is arranged as an S pole, the N pole of one magnet 12a is switched to the other magnet 12b.
The line of magnetic force 18 linearly extends to the S pole of FIG.

Further, the loss of the magnetic field strength can be reduced, and the magnetic field strength can be kept high. For this reason, piping 1
The magnetic force can be effectively applied to the water 19 flowing through the inside 7, and the cluster of the water 19 can be reduced.

Therefore, red rust or red water [F
e (OH) ₃ ] and scale (CaCO ₃ ) can be effectively suppressed. -Since the magnet 12 has a columnar shape, one magnet 12a
The line of magnetic force 18 extends straight from the end face of the cylinder of the other magnet and reaches the end face of the cylinder of the other magnet 12 b facing the magnet 12. Therefore, the magnetic field lines 18 can be prevented from escaping in the lateral direction, and the fluid can be activated effectively.

When there are a plurality of magnets 12, the magnetic lines of force 18 of the intermediate magnets 12a and 12b sandwiched between the magnets 12a and 12b on both sides are the magnetic lines of force 1 of the adjacent magnets 12a and 12b.
Due to the repulsive force of 8, it extends more linearly. For this reason,
The water 19 flowing in the pipe 17 is more effectively activated, and the properties of the water 19 are further improved.

Further, the generation of coloring components in the water 19 can be suppressed, and the color and turbidity of the water 19 can be eliminated to make the water 19 transparent.・ Smell of chlorine as disinfectant contained in water 19 and piping 1
The odor in 7 can be removed.

The production of erodible free carbonic acid (H ₂ CO ₃ ) can be reduced. Further, the water 19 can be activated to improve its taste. -The cluster of the water 19 can be reduced, and the generation of algae can be suppressed, and the generation of trihalomethane, for example, trichloromethane, can be suppressed.

Since the magnets 12 are housed in the housing case 11 and the plurality of magnets 12 can maintain a predetermined distance from each other, the magnetic force lines 18 of the adjacent magnets 12
The magnetic force lines 18 can be concentrated in the pipe 17 by the repulsive force of the above, and the synergistic effect of each magnet 12 can be effectively exhibited.

The water 19 can be easily activated by the simple device 10 in which the magnet 12 is arranged at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the peripheral wall of the water supply pipe 17 in a predetermined direction, and the maintenance of the water 19 is easy. Therefore, the cost can be reduced.

The fluid activating device 10 is small in size.
Since it is lightweight, it is easy to handle. Since the magnets 12 may be arranged at predetermined positions on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall in a predetermined direction, regardless of the diameter of the pipe 17, the fluid activation treatment device 10 can be connected to the pipe 17.
Can be easily applied to

Since the magnet 12 is housed in the housing case 11, when the pipe 17 is made of iron, contact between the magnet 12 and the pipe 17 can be avoided, and the magnet 12 can be prevented from being touched. it can. (Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

In the second embodiment, a description will be given of a fluid activation processing apparatus 10 having a small shape and easy installation. As shown in FIG. 7, the storage case 11 is formed in a substantially elliptical cylindrical shape from polypropylene, and is divided into a pair of divided pieces 22a and 22b that form a substantially semi-elliptical cylindrical shape.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the engagement projection 23 of one of the divided pieces 22a constituting the connecting portion 21 is formed so as to protrude at a predetermined width at one end on the short diameter side of the divided piece 22a.
Similarly, the engaging hole 24 of the other divided piece 22b that forms the connecting portion 21 is formed in a long hole shape so that the engaging projection 23 is engaged with one end on the short diameter side of the divided piece 22b. Then, in a state where the engagement protrusion 23 is engaged with the engagement hole 24, the two divided pieces 22 a and 22 b can be opened and closed so as to rotate about the connecting portion 21.

The bolt 25 constituting the fixing means is inserted into a circular insertion hole 26 provided at the other end on the short diameter side of one of the divided pieces 22a. The insert nut 27, which also forms the fixing means, is attached to the other split piece 22.
It is embedded in a hexagonal hole 28 provided at the other end on the minor diameter side of b. Then, the bolt 25 inserted into the insertion hole 26 of one of the divided pieces 22a is screwed into the insert nut 27 so that the two divided pieces 22a and 22b are integrated.

The supporting recess 29 cut out in a semi-cylindrical shape is
When the two divided pieces 22a and 22b are integrated with each other, the cylindrical pipe 17 is accommodated therein.

Each of the divided pieces 22a and 22b has a cylindrical accommodation hole 13 formed in the end face on the long diameter side thereof, and the columnar magnet 12 is accommodated in the accommodation hole 13. The lid 14 is covered in a state where the magnet 12 is housed in the housing hole 13, and seals the magnet 12. When the magnets 12 are housed in the housing holes 13 and the two split pieces 22a and 22b are integrated, the magnets 12 are located 180 ° opposite to each other with the pipe 17 interposed therebetween, and are opposed to each other. ing.

A pair of cutouts 30 are formed in each of the divided pieces 22.
Notches are formed so as to be located on both sides of the magnets 12a and 22b, so that the housing case 11 can be gripped by a finger.

As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the magnets 12 housed in the housing case 11 face each other on the outer periphery of the pipe 17 between the meter 31 and the valve 32 attached to the domestic water pipe. To be mounted. At this time, if the diameter of the pipe 17 is smaller than 27.1 mm, one housing case 11 housing the pair of magnets 12a and 12b is attached, and if the diameter of the pipe 17 is larger, a plurality of housing cases are attached. . As a result, the activated water 19 can be supplied to the home by the magnet 12.

Next, the operation of the fluid activation processing apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, in a state where the housing case 11 is closed, the magnet 12 is housed in the housing hole 13 of the housing case 11, and then the cover 14 is closed.
Put on. In this case, the N pole is
In the other side, the S pole is located in the inner part of the accommodation hole 13.

Next, the insertion hole 26 of one of the divided pieces 22a is formed.
And the insert nut 2 of the other split piece 22b
After the bolt 25 screwed into 7 is retreated, it is pulled out from the insertion hole 26. Next, the two divided pieces 22a and 22b are pivotally opened with the engagement hole 24 as a fulcrum. Then, the housing case 11 is arranged so that the pipe 17 is located in the hollow formed between the two support recesses 29. Then, the two divided pieces 22a, 2
2b is closed, the bolt 25 is screwed into the insert nut 27 from the insertion hole 26, and the housing case 11 is attached to the pipe 17 and fixed.

Thus, by arranging the magnets 12 so as to face each other with the pipe 17 interposed therebetween, the lines of magnetic force 18 extend in one direction from the N pole to the S pole from one magnet 12a to the other magnet 12b facing the same. Extends linearly. The lines of magnetic force 18 pass substantially through the center of the pipe 17. Therefore, the water 19 flowing in the pipe 17 exerts an effective action by the magnetic force of each of the magnets 12a and 12b.

At this time, oxygen is a paramagnetic substance that reacts with the magnet 12, and is attracted when the strong magnet 12 is brought close to the magnet. That is, when magnetism is given to the fluid flowing through the pipe 17, dissolved oxygen of the fluid also reacts with the magnet 12. Oxygen that has reacted with the magnet 12 is drawn by the magnet 12 to the inner peripheral surface in the pipe 17. Then, the magnetized oxygen is supplied to the pipe 1
It reacts with the iron of red rust (Fe ₂ O ₃ ) on the inner peripheral surface in 7, promotes oxidation to black rust (Fe ₃ O ₄ ), and exhibits an anti-rust effect to prevent further generation of rust. Can be done.

In addition, unstable magnetically-active oxygen or active oxygen that has not been used for the rust-preventive action can
The water 19 reacts with hydrogen generated when the molecular group of the water 19 is cut off or hydrogen existing from the beginning to become water 19. Therefore, the discharge of magnetized oxygen can be prevented.

Further, by applying a magnetic force to the water 19, pathogens such as Escherichia coli and Legionella which are present in the water 19 cannot move, cannot feed, and cannot divide cells. Proliferation becomes impossible. Therefore, the cells die.

The effects exerted by the second embodiment will be described below. In the fluid activation processing device 10 of the second embodiment, the housing case 11 for housing the magnet 12 is constituted by a pair of divided pieces 22a and 22b, and one of the divided pieces 22a has the other end on the minor diameter side. Insertion hole 26
Is formed, and an insert nut 27 is embedded in a hexagonal hole 28 at the other end on the shorter diameter side of the other divided piece 22b.
Therefore, when the storage case 11 is attached to the pipe 17, the bolts 25 are screwed into the insert nuts 27 so that the pipes 17 are closed in a state where the two split pieces 22 a and 22 b are closed.
Can be securely fixed.

The fluid activation apparatus 1 of the second embodiment
In the case 0, the housing case 11 for housing the magnet 12 is constituted by a pair of divided pieces 22a and 22b, and an engagement protrusion 23 is formed so as to protrude from the connecting portion 21 of one of the divided pieces 22a, and the other of the An engagement protrusion 23 is provided on the connecting portion 21.
And an engagement hole 24 that engages with the hole. Therefore, both the split pieces 22a and 22b can be engaged, and the housing case 11 can be opened and closed.

A fluid activation processing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment
0, the magnets 12a of each of the divided pieces 22a, 22b,
Notches 30 are formed on both sides of 12b. Therefore, notch 30 can be easily grasped, and notch 30 of both divided pieces 22a, 22b can be grasped and easily opened and closed.

The fluid activation processing apparatus 1 of the second embodiment
At 0, the housing case 11 is formed small and can be opened and closed, so that the housing case 11 can be easily attached to a location near a wall or near the ground.

The fluid activation processing apparatus 1 of the second embodiment
At 0, the dissolved oxygen of the fluid reacts with the magnet 12 and is drawn to the inner peripheral surface in the pipe 17. The magnetized oxygen causes red rust (Fe ₂ O ₃ ) on the inner peripheral surface of the pipe 17.
Reacts with the iron component to promote oxidation and turn into black rust (Fe ₃ O ₄ ), thereby preventing the occurrence of further rust, thereby exhibiting a rust prevention effect.

In addition, unstable magnetically-active oxygen or active oxygen that has not been used for rust-preventive action can
The water 19 reacts with hydrogen generated when the molecular group of the water 19 is cut off or hydrogen existing from the beginning to become water 19. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the magnetized oxygen from being discharged as it is.

Further, by applying a magnetic force to the water 19, pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Legionella bacteria existing in the water 19 cannot move. For this reason, the pathogen cannot feed, cannot divide cells, cannot grow and die. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the pathogenic bacteria present in the water 19 provided with the magnetic force.

As a result, the water 19 activated by the magnet 12 can be provided in the home.

[0055]

【Example】

(Example 1) Stainless steel pipe 1 for water supply of 65 mm in diameter
7, a total of 18 magnets 12 were attached in the configuration shown in the above embodiment. Then, the content of free iron in water 19, the evaporation residue of water 19, and the chromaticity were measured on the first day, one week, and two weeks later. The results are shown in Table 1.

[0056]

[Table 1] As shown in Table 1, after one week and two weeks later, the free iron in water 19 and the evaporation residue of water 19 were reduced, and the generation of red water and the formation of scale by iron hydroxide were suppressed.
Further, the chromaticity sharply decreased, and the transparency of the water 19 improved. (Example 2) Water 19 was activated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a water supply stainless steel pipe 17 having a diameter of 100 mm was used. Then, the content of free iron in the water 19, the evaporation residue of the water 19, the chromaticity, and the turbidity were measured on the first day, the third day, and the sixth day. The results are shown in Table 2. The standard value of the free iron content is 0.3 (mg / l) or less, the standard value of the evaporation residue of water 19 is 500 (mg / l) or less, the standard value of chromaticity is 5% or less, and the standard value of turbidity is 5%. The reference value is 2% or less.

[0057]

[Table 2] As shown in Table 2, after 6 days, the free iron in the water 19 and the evaporation residue of the water 19 decreased, and the turbidity also decreased. Each of the measured values was smaller than the reference value and satisfied the reference. (Embodiment 3) Using a water pipe polyvinyl chloride pipe 17 having a diameter of 50 mm, three magnets 12 were provided in the length direction of the pipe 17,
The water 19 was activated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that two magnets 12 were arranged in the circumferential direction and a total of 12 magnets 12 were used. Then, the content of free iron in the water 19 on the first day, the third day, and the sixth day was measured. Table 3 shows the results.

[0058]

[Table 3] As shown in Table 3, the Fe content in the water 19 decreased,
Below the standard value. (Example 4) Water 19 was prepared in the same manner as in Example 3 except that a steel pipe 17 for a water supply of 2 inches (about 50 mm) in diameter was used.
Was activated. Then, the content of free iron, evaporation residue, and turbidity in water 19 were measured on the first day, the third day, and the sixth day. Table 4 shows the results.

[0059]

[Table 4] As shown in Table 4, after 3 or 6 days, the free iron in the water 19 and the evaporation residue of the water 19 decreased, and the turbidity also decreased. Each of the measured values was smaller than the reference value and satisfied the reference. (Example 5) In the same manner as in Example 4, water 19 in the water supply system on the second and seventh floors of the building was
9 was performed. Then, the content of free iron in the water 19 was measured every week in the initial period (0 laps). Table 5 shows the results.

[0060]

[Table 5] As shown in Table 5, in the water 19 on the second floor, the content of free iron decreased one minute after one week and satisfied the standard. In addition, the water 19 on the 7th floor decreased the free iron content after 1 minute after 3 weeks, and was able to satisfy the standard. (Embodiment 6) Using a steel pipe 17 of waterworks with a diameter of 180 mm, six magnets 12 are provided in the length direction of the pipe 17 and 4 magnets are provided in the circumferential direction.
Water 19 was activated in the same manner as in Example 5 except that a total of 48 magnets 12 were used. And
Water 1 on the first day (0 week), 1 week, 2 weeks and 3 weeks
The content, chromaticity and turbidity of free iron in 9 were measured. Table 6 shows the results.

[0061]

[Table 6] As shown in Table 6, the free iron in the water 19 and the chromaticity of the water 19 after 2 weeks and 3 weeks decreased to the reference value, and the turbidity also decreased. (Example 7) Using iron pipe 17 of well water having a diameter of 180 mm, three magnets 12 were arranged on the outer surface of the peripheral wall of the pipe 17 in the length direction of the pipe 17 and three in the circumferential direction, for a total of 18 magnets 12
Was used to activate the water 19. The electrical conductivity, total hardness and erodible free carbonic acid in water 19 were measured on the first day (0 week) and 2 weeks later. In addition, conductivity, total hardness and erodible free carbonic acid were measured for raw water of well water as a comparative object. Table 7 shows the results.

[0062]

[Table 7] As shown in Table 7, the conductivity and the total hardness were not significantly different from the well water, but the erodible free carbonic acid was greatly reduced as compared with the well water. (Example 8) Example 1 was repeated except that the magnet 12 was disposed on the heat insulating material for the iron pipe 17 of the water supply having a diameter of 80 mm.
The water 19 was activated in the same manner as described above. Then, the content of free iron and the turbidity in the water 19 were measured on the first day, after 4 days, after 11 days and after 18 days. Table 8 shows the results.

[0063]

[Table 8] As shown in Table 8, there was no significant difference between the free iron content and the turbidity, but the odor was considerably reduced. Example 9 and Comparative Example 1 A pair of magnets 12a and 12b having the configuration shown in the second embodiment were attached to a pipe 17 of a 24-hour bath having a diameter of 28 mm. Then, after culturing the water 19 collected from the bath for 24 hours for 2 weeks, the number of Legionella bacteria present in the water 19 was measured. Comparative Example 1
Measured the number of Legionella bacteria in water 19 collected from the bath for 24 hours before attaching the magnet 12. Table 9 shows the results.
It was shown to.

[0064]

[Table 9] As shown in Table 9, it was shown that Legionella bacteria present in the water 19 of the bath for 24 hours were completely eliminated. (Embodiment 10 and Embodiment 11) In Embodiment 10, the diameter is 28.
A pair of magnets 12a and 12b having the configuration shown in the second embodiment were attached to the pipe 17 for hot water having a diameter of 28 mm, and in Example 11, to the pipe 17 for cold water having a diameter of 28 mm. And
Before attaching the magnet 12, on the day when the magnet 12 was attached, 1
Weekly, one month later, water 19 conditions were measured.
Table 10 shows the results of Example 10 and Table 1 shows the results of Example 11.
1 is shown.

[0065]

[Table 10]

[0066]

[Table 11] As shown in Tables 10 and 11, it was shown that the turbidity and chromaticity of both hot water and cold water increased once, but then decreased. It was also shown that the hardness once increased, but then decreased. It is considered that the scale in the water 19 decreases. Example 12 and Comparative Example 2 In Example 12, water 19 containing Legionella bacteria was circulated in a pipe 17 to which a pair of magnets 12a and 12b were attached, and then the number of Legionella bacteria present in the water 19 was determined. It was measured.

A method for measuring the number of Legionella bacteria will now be described. First, a Legionella bacterium was streaked on a B-CYEα medium, pre-cultured at 37 ° C. for 3 to 5 days, and a loopful of Legionella bacterium grown therefrom was collected and suspended in 10 ml of sterilized water. Then, 4.5 ml of gentian purple solution was added to 0.5 ml of the bacterial solution. Subsequently, the number of bacteria was measured and 1 × 10
^The number of cells was adjusted by diluting the cells with sterilized water to a concentration of ⁵ cells / ml.

Next, as shown in FIG. 14, 1 × 10 ⁵ c
cell suspension 3 in which the number of cells is adjusted to be cells / ml
9 was put in a 500 ml flask 34 and attached to a circulation device 33. The device 33 will be described. The opening 35 of the 500 ml flask 34 is closed by a rubber stopper 37 having three holes 36a, 36b and 36c formed therethrough. One end of the glass tube 38 is supported through one hole 36 a of the rubber stopper 37, and is inserted into the 500 ml flask 34 so that the bacterial suspension 39 can be pumped up. The other end of the glass tube 38 is connected to the flask 34.
It extends outward, and the Perister pump 40 and the magnet 12 are mounted on the outer peripheral wall thereof. And the tip is rubber stopper 3
7 is supported through another hole 36b, and 500 ml
The bacterial suspension 39 inserted into the flask 34 and circulated in the glass tube 38 is dropped into the flask 34.

The pair of magnets 12a and 12b
8 is fixed to the lower end. The peristaltic pump 40 is
It is attached before the magnet 12. And flow velocity 1
The bacterial suspension 39 is pumped up from the flask 34 at 10 ml / min, circulated through the glass tube 38, and the magnetic bacterial suspension 39 is dropped into the flask 34.
Another glass tube 41 is inserted into the third hole 36 c of the rubber stopper 37.
Is inserted, and a cotton plug 42 is inserted into the tip thereof, so that Legionella bacteria in the flask 34 can be breathed. And it circulated at 37 degreeC for 6 hours using the said circulation apparatus 33.

Next, 9 ml of sterilized water was added to 391 ml of the circulated bacterial suspension to prepare a 10-fold dilution. 50μ from there
l was collected and applied to B-CYEα medium,
After culturing for 3 days, the number of colonies that appeared on the medium was calculated, and the number of viable bacteria was calculated.

Further, 9 ml of sterilized water was added to 1 ml of the 10-fold diluted solution to prepare a 100-fold diluted solution, which was cultured in the same manner, and the viable cell count was calculated. Comparative Example 2 was performed in the same manner as in Example 12 except that the bacterial suspension 39 was circulated without attaching the magnet 12 to the glass tube 38. Table 12 shows the results of Example 12.
Table 13 shows the results of Comparative Example 2.

[0072]

[Table 12]

[0073]

[Table 13] As shown in Table 12, it was shown that by circulating through the glass tube 38 to which the magnet 12 was attached, the survival rate of Legionella was reduced to less than half. (Examples 13 to 15) In Examples 13 to 15, water 19 collected from a river was circulated in a pipe 17, and then cultured for 48 hours to measure the number of Escherichia coli and the number of general bacteria present in the water 19. . In Example 13, the material of the pipe 17 was iron, four magnets 12, and the circulation time was 4 hours. In Example 14, the material of the pipe 17 was stainless steel, and the magnet 12
And the circulation time was 4 hours. In Example 15, the material of the pipe 17 was used, eight magnets 12 were used, and the circulation time was one hour. Table 14 shows the results.

[0074]

[Table 14] As shown in Table 14, the number of E. coli decreased when the material of the pipe 17 was stainless steel than when it was iron. It was also shown that the number of Escherichia coli decreased when the number of magnets 12 was large even if the circulation time was short. (Example 16 and Comparative Example 3) Magnetic water (magnetized water)
In order to observe the state of the water molecules, water 19 conditioned by circulating distilled water for 4 hours using a magnetized water adjuster was used to obtain ¹⁷ O-
A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum measurement was performed. ¹⁷ O-
NMR spectrum measurement was performed using JNM-EX400 (JEO
L). In Comparative Example 3, ¹⁷ O—N of distilled water was used.
An MR spectrum measurement was performed. The results are shown in FIG.

The adjustment of the magnetized water was performed by using the apparatus 43 shown in FIG. The device 43 will be described. The glass tube 44 is formed in a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter of 12.5 mm and a length of 75 cm, and is supported in a space by a support bar 46 of a support base 45. The pair of magnets 12a and 12b are attached and fixed at a position 10 cm from the lower end of the glass tube 44. The flask 47 is disposed at a position corresponding to the lower end of the glass tube 44, and supplies distilled water 48 and receives distilled water 48 dropped from the glass tube 44. The peristaltic pump 49 is arranged at a position adjacent to the glass tube 44, and circulates the distilled water 48 at a flow rate of 10 ml / min.

One of the connecting pipes 50 a connected to the peristaltic pump 49 is attached to the upper end of the glass tube 44, and the distilled water 48 is dropped from the upper part of the glass tube 44. The other connecting tube 50b is attached to the inside of the flask 47 so as to pump up the distilled water 48 in the flask 47. Then, the distilled water 48 dropped was pumped up a plurality of times by the peristaltic pump 49 and was repeatedly dropped to adjust the magnetized water.

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[Table 15] As shown in FIG. 16, the spectrum of magnetized water was shown to have a considerably narrower line width than the spectrum of distilled water.
Further, as shown in Table 15, the resonance frequency (the position where the peak is observed) is almost the same for both distilled water and magnetized water, but the half width of the magnetized water (the width of the spectrum at half the peak height). ) Is about 40% of distilled water, indicating that the line width is very narrow. It is considered that such a decrease in the line width is caused by a partial arrangement of water molecules from a random state. (Example 16) In order to measure the change in magnetic force when magnetized water was left at room temperature, the magnetized water was sealed and ¹⁷ O
-NMR spectrum measurement was performed. The results are shown in FIG.

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[Table 16] As shown in FIG. 16, no significant change in the external shape was observed while the line width was narrow. As shown in Table 16, although the line width was slightly widened two days later than the half-value width, no further increase in the line width was observed even after further standing. Therefore, it was shown that in a sealed state, storage could be performed for several days without reducing the magnetic force.

The above-described embodiment can be embodied with the following modifications. As shown in FIG. 18, a plurality of magnets 12a are arranged in a total of 12 magnets, three magnets in the length direction of the pipe 17 and four magnets in the circumferential direction, and 12 magnets 12b are arranged at positions facing the magnets 12a. Arrange them individually.

With this configuration, the effect of the activation process can be maintained even for the fluid flowing in the pipe 17 having a large diameter. As shown in FIG. 19, a storage hole 51 for storing the magnet 12 is provided at the center of the bottom surface of the storage case 11 made of synthetic resin, and a plurality of members for preventing the magnet 12 from coming off at the opening edge of the storage hole 51. Providing a stop claw 52. Support legs 53 are formed on both sides of the bottom of the housing case 11 so as to protrude.

With this configuration, the magnet 12 can be easily housed in the storage hole 51 against the locking force of the locking claw 52, and the locking claw can be prevented from coming out of the stored magnet 12. 52 can prevent this.

As shown in FIG. 20, two pairs of magnets 12a and 12b are arranged at positions facing each other across the pipe 17, and the other magnets 54 are mounted at positions not facing each other across the pipe 17. thing.

Even in the case of such a configuration, the lines of magnetic force 18 can be concentrated in the pipe 17, and the magnets 12a,
The synergistic effects of 2b and 54 can be effectively exhibited.

Applying oil, gasoline, etc. other than water 19 as a fluid. -The magnet 12 is formed in the shape of an elliptic cylinder or a prism. -The housing case 11 is made of polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, epoxy resin or the like.

A bolt 25 and an insert nut 27 as fixing means are provided on the other end of the other split piece 22b on the short diameter side at the other end of the other split piece 22b. A hole formed so that the projection is engaged.

In such a configuration, by engaging the projection with the hole, the two split pieces 22a and 22b can be easily connected and fixed. Further, a technical idea grasped from the embodiment will be described below.

The fluid activation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the magnet is made of neodymium as a rare earth element. With this configuration, the surface magnetic field strength, residual magnetic flux density, and coercive force of the magnet can be increased,
It is possible to suppress the deterioration of the magnet and prolong the life.

The fluid activation processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein all of the plurality of magnets are arranged so that the peripheral wall of one magnet pipe is an N pole and the peripheral wall of the other magnet pipe is an S pole. . With such a configuration, it is possible to effectively improve the properties of the fluid, for example, suppression of generation of red water and suppression of generation of scale.

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The fluid activation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid is water.

With this configuration, the generation of red water and the generation of scale in water can be effectively suppressed, the odor of chlorine in water can be removed, and the water can be activated to improve the taste. Such as the properties of water can be improved.

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The present invention is configured as described above, and has the following effects. According to the activation treatment apparatus of the fluid in the embodiment described in the claims, it can be effectively exert force on the fluid in the piping, effectively suppressing the occurrence of scale of coloration occurs and fluid in the fluid It is possible,
Further, the odor of chlorine in the fluid can be removed or the fluid can be activated to improve the properties of the fluid, for example, to improve the taste of water.

Further, the apparatus is simple, does not require a large space, is easy to install, and is easy to maintain, so that the cost can be reduced. Further, since the lines of magnetic force extend linearly from one magnet to the other, the loss of the magnetic field strength can be reduced, and the magnetic field strength can be kept high. For this reason, the magnetic force can be effectively applied to the water flowing in the piping, and the efficiency of the fluid activating process can be increased by the synergistic effect of the repulsive force of the magnetic force of the adjacent magnet. In addition, the interval between a plurality of arranged magnets can be maintained at a predetermined value, and generation of rust on the magnets can be suppressed. Furthermore , since the magnet has a columnar shape, the lines of magnetic force extend linearly from the end surface of the column, and the fluid can be efficiently activated by the lines of magnetic force.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1-1 of FIG. 3, showing an apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a fluid activation processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a magnet is housed in a housing case.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing lines of magnetic force from one magnet to the other magnet.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a state in which a magnet is attached to a pipe on a discharge side of the pump.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a fluid activation processing apparatus according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing a fluid activation processing device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing the storage case in an open state.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing the storage case in a closed state.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line 11-11 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line 12-12 in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state where a storage case is attached to a water supply pipe.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing a device for circulating a bacterial suspension.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing a magnetized water regulator.

FIG. 16 shows a ¹⁷ O-NMR spectrum of distilled water and magnetized water.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a ¹⁷ O-NMR spectrum showing a change in magnetic force over time.

FIG. 18 is a plan view of an apparatus showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of an apparatus showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a sectional view showing another example of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: fluid activation device, 12, 12a, 12b: magnet, 17: pipe, 19: water as fluid.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A magnet made of a rare earth element is provided on the outer peripheral surface of a pipe through which a fluid flows, so that the peripheral wall of one of the magnets has an N pole and the peripheral wall of the other magnet has an S pole. In the fluid activation treatment device to be arranged , the magnet is formed in a columnar shape, and the magnets are individually housed in a housing case , and the housing case is located at a position facing each other with a pipe interposed therebetween .
The housing cases should be in contact with each other in the length and
While plurality placed side by side while the pre Symbol housing case, 2.0 to the length direction of the spacing of the pipe between the magnets of the magnet housed in the housing case of the magnet diameter
It is formed into a length that is 3.5 times as large as
The circumferential intervals activation treatment apparatus of the fluid formed in the width in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 times the magnetic <br/> stone diameter between the magnets of the magnet housed in the over scan. 2. The storage case is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape,
An accommodation hole for accommodating the magnet is provided in the center of the upper surface.
Vignetting claim 1 that will be sealed lid is placed on the
An apparatus for activating a fluid according to claim 1.