An exemplary method and system for reducing or eliminating the formation of solid precipitates/deposits of a flowing fluid, such as oil, or for reducing or eliminating existing solid precipitates/deposits contained in a flowing fluid, is provided. A fluid conditioning system and method are provided,
An exemplary method and system for reducing or eliminating the formation of solid precipitates/deposits of a flowing fluid, such as oil, or for reducing or eliminating existing solid precipitates/deposits contained in a flowing fluid, is provided. A fluid conditioning system and method are provided, along with a magnetic fluid conditioner that provides numerous magnetic field transitions through a magnetic flux density in the flow path of the fluid to reduce the formation of precipitates/deposits. A recirculating system using the invention may be set up to reduce deposits, such as paraffin in oil, by circulating oil through a pump, a magnetic fluid conditioner, a tank, and, in one embodiment, and a heater until the deposits/precipitates have been transitioned from a solid to a liquid. A multi-pole magnet, such as an eight-pole magnet, may be used in an embodiment of the present invention to increase the effectiveness of the present invention.
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What is claimed is: 1. A fluid conditioning system to treat a flowing fluid that includes unrefined crude oil, the fluid conditioning system comprising: a storage tank operable to store the flowing fluid, the storage tank having an inlet to receive the flowing fluid, and an outlet operable to disch
What is claimed is: 1. A fluid conditioning system to treat a flowing fluid that includes unrefined crude oil, the fluid conditioning system comprising: a storage tank operable to store the flowing fluid, the storage tank having an inlet to receive the flowing fluid, and an outlet operable to discharge the flowing fluid; a separator operable to separate oil and gas having an inlet to receive and an outlet to discharge the flowing fluid; a pump having an inlet and an outlet, the pump in fluid communication with the outlet of the separator and in fluid communication with the inlet of the storage tank through the outlet of the pump, and in fluid communication with the outlet of the storage tank through the inlet of the pump, the pump operable to receive the flowing fluid at its inlet and to discharge the flowing fluid at its outlet at a higher pressure; a magnetic fluid conditioner operable to receive the flowing fluid at a first end, to subject the flowing fluid to a magnetic flux with a plurality of a singularly alternating opposing magnetic transitions, and to discharge the flowing fluid at a second end, the magnetic fluid conditioner located at a first location upstream of the separator and at a second location between the outlet of the pump and the inlet of the storage tank, the magnetic fluid conditioner in fluid communication with the outlet of the pump through the first end of the magnetic fluid conditioner, and in fluid communication with the inlet of the storage tank through the second end of the magnetic fluid conditioner, wherein the flowing fluid is recirculated through the fluid conditioning system so the flowing fluid flows through the magnetic fluid conditioner multiple times to reduce the formation of precipitates in the flowing fluid. 2. The fluid conditioning system of claim 1, further comprising: a heater having an input and an output, and operable to increase the temperature of the flowing fluid, the heater positioned at a third location between the pump and the storage tank. 3. The fluid conditioning system of claim 1, further comprising: a heater having an input and an output, and operable to increase the temperature of the flowing fluid, the heater positioned to receive the flowing fluid, and the heater operable to receive the flowing fluid at the input of the heater and to discharge the heated flowing fluid at the output of the heater. 4. The fluid conditioning system of claim 1, further comprising: a second magnetic fluid conditioner operable to receive the flowing fluid at a first end, to provide a magnetic field to the flowing fluid, and to discharge the flowing fluid at a second end, the second magnetic fluid conditioner located between the inlet of the pump and the outlet of the storage tank, the second magnetic fluid conditioner in fluid communication with the inlet of the pump through the second end of the second magnetic fluid conditioner, and in fluid communication with the outlet of the storage tank through the first end of the second magnetic fluid conditioner. 5. The fluid conditioning system of claim 1, wherein the flowing fluid is recirculated through the fluid conditioning system so the flowing fluid flows through the magnetic fluid conditioner multiple times to convert solid precipitates in the flowing fluid to a liquid. 6. The fluid conditioning system of claim 1, wherein the magnetic fluid conditioner provides a magnetic field with a magnetic flux density to the flowing fluid that is equal to at least 1700 Gauss. 7. The fluid conditioning system of claim 1, wherein the magnetic fluid conditioner provides a magnetic field with a magnetic flux density to the flowing fluid that is equal to a level at or between at least 2800 Gauss to 5000 Gauss. 8. The fluid conditioning system of claim 1, wherein the magnetic fluid conditioner provides a magnetic field with a magnetic flux density to the flowing fluid that is equal to a level at or between at least 4000 Gauss to 5000 Gauss. 9. The fluid conditioning system of claim 1, wherein the magnetic fluid conditioner includes: a sleeve having a first end, a second end, an internal surface area, an external surface area, and an internal volume of the sleeve defined by the boundaries of the first end, the second end and the internal surface area of the sleeve; a cylindrical member having a first end, a second end, an internal surface area, an external surface area, and a hollow internal volume of the cylindrical member defined by the boundaries of the first end, the second end and the internal surface area of the cylindrical member; a first plurality of magnets stacked upon one another in a singularly alternating magnetic attraction orientation to hold the stacked magnets to one another to form a first stack of magnets; a second plurality of magnets stacked upon one another in a singularly alternating magnetic attraction orientation to hold the stacked magnets to one another to form a second stack of magnets; wherein the first stack of magnets are positioned along a first portion of the external surface of the cylindrical member, and the second stack of magnets are positioned opposite and in a complementary singularly alternating relation to the first stack of magnets along a second portion of the external surface of the cylindrical member such that a magnetic attraction is established between the first stack of magnets and the second stack of magnets through the hollow internal volume of the cylindrical member to apply a magnetic flux density to the hollow internal volume, and to hold the first stack of magnets along the first portion of the external surface of the cylindrical member, and to hold the second stack of magnets along the second portion of the external surface of the cylindrical member; and wherein the cylindrical member, the first stack of magnets and the second stack of magnets are positioned in the internal volume of the sleeve, and the hollow internal volume of the cylindrical member serves as the flow path for flowing fluid to flow from the first end of the cylindrical member to the second end of the cylindrical member. 10. The fluid conditioning system of claim 9, wherein the magnetic fluid conditioner provides a magnetic field with a magnetic flux density to the flowing fluid that is equal to at least 1700 Gauss. 11. A magnetic fluid conditioner for applying a magnetic flux density to a fluid, which includes unrefined crude oil, flowing through a pipe to reduce the formation of precipitates in the fluid, the magnetic fluid conditioner comprising: a sleeve having a first end, a second end, an internal surface area, an external surface area, and an internal volume of the sleeve defined by the boundaries of the first end, the second end and the internal surface area of the sleeve; a cylindrical member having a first end, a second end, an internal surface area, an external surface area, and a hollow internal volume of the cylindrical member defined by the boundaries of the first end, the second end and the internal surface area of the cylindrical member; a first plurality of magnets stacked upon one another in a singularly alternating magnetic attraction orientation to hold the stacked magnets to one another to form a first stack of magnets; a second plurality of magnets stacked upon one another in a singularly alternating magnetic attraction orientation to hold the stacked magnets to one another to form a second stack of magnets; wherein the first stack of magnets are positioned along a first portion of the external surface of the cylindrical member, and the second stack of magnets are positioned opposite and in a complementary singularly alternating relation to the first stack of magnets along a second portion of the external surface of the cylindrical member such that a magnetic attraction is established between the first stack of magnets and the second stack of magnets through the hollow internal volume of the cylindrical member to apply a magnetic flux density to the hollow internal volume, and to hold the first stack of magnets along the first portion of the external surface of the cylindrical member, and to hold the second stack of magnets along the second portion of the external surface of the cylindrical member; and wherein the cylindrical member, the first stack of magnets and the second stack of magnets are positioned in the internal volume of the sleeve, and the hollow internal volume of the cylindrical member serves as the flow path for fluid to flow from the first end of the cylindrical member to the second end of the cylindrical member, such that a fluid flowing from the first end of the cylindrical member to the second end of the cylindrical member will be subjected to a magnetic flux density with a plurality of magnetic transitions. 12. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, wherein the magnetic flux density applied to the hollow internal volume of the cylindrical member is equal to at least 1700 Gauss. 13. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, wherein the magnetic flux density applied to the hollow internal volume of the cylindrical member is equal to a level at or between at least 2800 Gauss to 5000 Gauss. 14. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, wherein the magnetic flux density applied to the hollow internal volume of the cylindrical member is equal to a level at or between at least 4000 Gauss to 5000 Gauss. 15. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, further comprising: an epoxy positioned between at least a first portion of the internal volume of the sleeve and a first portion of the cylindrical member. 16. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, further comprising: an epoxy positioned between at least a first portion of the internal volume of the sleeve, a first portion of the first stack of magnets, and a first portion of the second stack of magnets. 17. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, wherein the cylindrical member is a rectangular cylindrical member. 18. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, wherein the cylindrical member is a circular cylindrical member. 19. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, wherein the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets include multi-pole magnets that include at least four poles. 20. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, wherein the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets establish a magnetic flux density in the portion of the flow path adjacent to the first portion of the external surface of the cylindrical member and the second portion of the external surface of the cylindrical member. 21. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, wherein the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets establish a magnetic flux density that includes at least three magnetic transitions along one foot of the flow path extending in a direction generally from the first end to the second end of the cylindrical member. 22. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, wherein the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets establish a magnetic flux density that includes at least eleven magnetic transitions along one foot of the flow path extending in a direction generally from the first end to the second end of the cylindrical member. 23. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, wherein the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets establish a magnetic flux density that includes at least thirty magnetic transitions along one foot of the flow path extending in a direction generally from the first end to the second end of the cylindrical member. 24. The magnetic fluid conditioner of claim 11, further comprising a second cylindrical member positioned parallel with the cylindrical member, and including a third plurality of magnets stacked upon one another in a magnetic attraction orientation to hold the stacked magnets to one another to form a third stack of magnets, wherein the third stack of magnets are positioned along a first portion of the external surface of the second cylindrical member, and the second stack of magnets are positioned along a second portion of the external surface of the second cylindrical member such that a magnetic attraction is established between the second stack of magnets and the third stack of magnets through a hollow internal volume of the second cylindrical member to apply a magnetic flux density to the hollow internal volume of the second cylindrical member, and to hold the third stack of magnets along the first portion of the external surface of the second cylindrical member, and to hold the second stack of magnets along the second portion of the external surface of the second cylindrical member. 25. A fluid conditioning system to treat a flowing fluid, which included unrefined crude oil, the fluid conditioning system comprising: a storage tank operable to store the flowing fluid, the storage tank having an inlet to receive the flowing fluid, and an outlet operable to discharge the flowing fluid; a separator operable to separate oil and gas having an inlet to receive and an outlet to discharge the flowing fluid; a pump having an inlet and an outlet, the pump in fluid communication with the outlet of the separator and in fluid communication with the inlet of the storage tank through the outlet of the pump, and in fluid communication with the outlet of the storage tank through the inlet of the pump, the pump operable to receive the flowing fluid at its inlet and to discharge the flowing fluid at its outlet at a higher pressure; and a magnetic fluid conditioner operable to receive the flowing fluid at a first end, to subject the flowing fluid to a magnetic flux with a plurality of singularly alternating magnetic transitions, and to discharge the flowing fluid at a second end, the magnetic fluid conditioner located at a first location upstream of the separator and at a second location between the inlet of the pump and the outlet of the storage tank, the magnetic fluid conditioner in fluid communication with the inlet of the pump through the second end of the magnetic fluid conditioner, and in fluid communication with the outlet of the storage tank through the first end of the magnetic fluid conditioner, and wherein the flowing fluid is recirculated through the fluid conditioning system so the flowing fluid flows through the magnetic fluid conditioner multiple times to reduce the formation of precipitates in the flowing fluid.
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