摘要 |
<p>Apparatus for treating a fluid in a conduit by the application thereto of radio-frequency electro-magnetic signals, includes a core element of magnetically-permeable material extending around the conduit, and one or more primary coils through which the core element extends and is energized with radio-frequency electrical signals by at least one signal generator; wherein at least one of the primary coils has an extent and/or disposition circumferentially of the core element and the conduit such as to establish an effective magnetic field throughout the core element.</p> |