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1. A magnetic fluid conditioner for treating fluid with a magnetic field, the magnetic fluid conditioner comprising:
a tank having a longitudinal axis and having an inlet disposed at a first end of the tank, the inlet operable to receive fluid, and an outlet disposed at a second end of the tank opposite the first end, the outlet operable to discharge the fluid; and a plurality of permanent magnet members arranged in the tank in a matrix formation to define three or more flow paths parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the three or more flow paths are in fluid communication with each other, wherein each of the permanent magnet members comprises a rectangular tube retaining a plurality of permanent magnets aligned such that each end of each permanent magnet member includes a north pole of one of said plurality of permanent magnets and a south pole of one of said plurality of permanent magnets; wherein one or more of the plurality of permanent magnet members includes a height extending along a first axis and a length extending along a second axis, wherein the length is greater than the height, wherein the one or more of the plurality of permanent magnet members are aligned in the matrix formation such that the lengths of said one or more permanent magnet members are not parallel to the tank longitudinal axis and the flow of fluid between said inlet and outlet, wherein the plurality of permanent magnets comprising one or more of the permanent magnet members are aligned such that at least one side of the one or more permanent magnet members has alternating polarities of the permanent magnets along its respective length of the permanent magnet member, wherein adjacent permanent magnet members in the matrix formation have opposite, alternating polarities of the permanent magnets along lengths of adjacent sides of the adjacent permanent magnet members, wherein a first plurality of the permanent magnet members are aligned and spaced apart one another in a singularly alternating magnetic attraction orientation in the interior of the tank to form a first row in the matrix of permanent magnet members, the first row having a spacing between each of the permanent magnet members forming the first row in the matrix, wherein a magnetic attraction is established in the spacing between each of the permanent magnet members forming the first row in the matrix, and wherein both north poles and south poles are disposed at opposite sides of each of the spaced apart permanent magnet members comprising the first row of permanent magnet members in the matrix formation, wherein a second plurality of the permanent magnet members are aligned and spaced apart one another in a singularly alternating magnetic attraction orientation in the interior of the tank to form a second row in the matrix of permanent magnet members, the second row having a spacing between each of the permanent magnet members forming the second row in the matrix, wherein a magnetic attraction is established in the spacing between each of the permanent magnet members forming the second row in the matrix, and wherein both north poles and south poles are disposed at opposite sides of each of the spaced apart permanent magnet members comprising the second row of permanent magnet members in the matrix formation, wherein a third plurality of the permanent magnet members are aligned and spaced apart one another in a singularly alternating magnetic attraction orientation in the interior of the tank to form a third row in the matrix of permanent magnet members, the third row having a spacing between each of the permanent magnet members forming the third row in the matrix, wherein a magnetic attraction is established in the spacing between each of the permanent magnet members forming the third row in the matrix, and wherein both north poles and south poles are disposed at opposite sides of each of the spaced apart permanent magnet members comprising the third row of permanent magnet members in the matrix formation, wherein a fourth plurality of the permanent magnet members are aligned and spaced apart one another in a singularly alternating magnetic attraction orientation in the interior of the tank to form a fourth row in the matrix of permanent magnet members, the fourth row having a spacing between each of the permanent magnet members forming the fourth row in the matrix, wherein a magnetic attraction is established in the spacing between each of the permanent magnet members forming the fourth row in the matrix, and wherein both north poles and south poles are disposed at opposite sides of each of the spaced apart permanent magnet members comprising the fourth row of permanent magnet members in the matrix formation, wherein the first row in the matrix of permanent magnet members and the second row in the matrix of permanent magnet members are spaced apart from each other to form a first flow path parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second row in the matrix of permanent magnet members and the third row in the matrix of permanent magnet members are spaced apart from each other to form a second flow path parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the third row in the matrix of permanent magnet members and the fourth row in the matrix of permanent magnet members are spaced apart from each other to form a third flow path parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the permanent magnet members comprising the first and second rows in the matrix formation are positioned spaced apart and opposite each other in an opposite, singularly alternating magnetic relation such that a magnetic attraction is established along the first flow path between the first row of permanent magnet members and the second row of permanent magnet members in the matrix formation, wherein the permanent magnet members comprising the second and third rows in the matrix formation are positioned spaced apart and opposite each other in an opposite, singularly alternating magnetic relation such that a magnetic attraction is established along the second flow path between the second row of permanent magnet members and the third row of permanent magnet members in the matrix formation, wherein the permanent magnet members comprising the third and fourth rows in the matrix formation are positioned spaced apart and opposite each other in an opposite, singularly alternating magnetic relation such that a magnetic attraction is established along the third flow path between the third row of permanent magnet members and the fourth row of permanent magnet members in the matrix formation, wherein the spacing between the permanent magnet members forming the first row, the spacing between the permanent magnet members forming the second row, the spacing between the permanent magnet members forming the third row, and the spacing between the permanent magnet members forming the fourth row each serve as a flow path not parallel to the longitudinal axis to provide fluid communication between the first, second, and third flow paths parallel to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the matrix formation of the plurality of permanent magnet members allows for the fluid to flow from the inlet to the outlet of the tank such that the fluid is subjected to magnetic fields created by the permanent magnet members. |
