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Fluid treatment apparatus having an alloy disk assembly comprised of a plurality of disks, each prepared from the metal elements copper, zinc, nickel, silver, and tin, which individually exhibit great propensity for reducing scale formation in flow conduits; particularly when combined together to fo

Fluid treatment apparatus having an alloy disk assembly comprised of a plurality of disks, each prepared from the metal elements copper, zinc, nickel, silver, and tin, which individually exhibit great propensity for reducing scale formation in flow conduits; particularly when combined together to form the fluid treatment alloy disk assembly of this disclosure. The disk assembly is housed within a suitable enclosure having passageways arranged to effect countercurrent flow through a series of apertured disks. The close proximity of the counterflowing streams within the alloy disk assembly provide unexpected advances in the art of fluid treatment.

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I claim: 1. Fluid treatment apparatus for conditioning a fluid flowing therethrough and thereby improving the properties thereof; said treatment apparatus comprising a hollow enclosure having an inlet end spaced from an outlet end with there being an internal flow passageway extending from said inl

I claim: 1. Fluid treatment apparatus for conditioning a fluid flowing therethrough and thereby improving the properties thereof; said treatment apparatus comprising a hollow enclosure having an inlet end spaced from an outlet end with there being an internal flow passageway extending from said inlet end into communication respective said outlet end; an opening formed between said inlet end and said outlet end; said enclosure further having a treatment chamber in the form of a hollow sump arranged laterally respective said inlet end and outlet end; said sump having an untreated fluid entrance end in communication respective said opening and spaced from a blind end with there being a closure member attached to and forming said blind end; a diverter member affixed to an interior wall of said enclosure at a location that separates said inlet end from said outlet end; said diverter divides the opening into a sump entrance and a sump discharge whereby flow from the inlet end is diverted into the entrance to the sump and flow from the sump discharge is diverted from the sump into the outlet end; an alloy disk assembly comprising a plurality of apertured spaced disks prepared from the metal elements copper, zinc, nickel, silver, and tin; a disk mount extending from and affixed to said diverter member by which said plurality of alloy disks are mounted in spaced relationship within said sump; there being disk apertures aligned respective the sump entrance to form an inlet flow path through the disk apertures, and further including disk apertures aligned respective the sump discharge to form a treated discharge flow path from the sump into the outlet end; whereby, fluid flowing from said inlet end to said outlet end is forced to follow a path that extends from said inlet end towards said diverter which diverts the fluid flow into the sump entrance whereupon countercurrent flow is induced through the apertures of one side of the alloy disk assembly respective to the fluid returning from apertures located on the other side of the alloy disk assembly where the flow continues through the enclosure and to the outlet end thereof. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sump is a hollow cylinder having an axial centerline that coincides with an axial centerline of the disk mount, with the apertures of the disks being arranged normal to the surface thereof and located in an area spaced from the outer periphery of the disks and the central axis of the disks; there being a first disk adjacent the diverter and a last disk adjacent the blind end of the sump. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the outer diameter of the disks are spaced from an interior wall surface of the sump to thereby form an annular area which allows fluid flow between the intervening space formed between the disks and the sump wall; said diverter has opposed concave surfaces which directs countercurrent flow towards the sump inlet and away from the sump discharge. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apertures of adjacent disks are misaligned respective one another to enhance the contact between the fluid and the alloy disks; and further including spacers formed into the opposed faces of the disks to provide the desired spaced apart relationship of the adjacent disks, and said diverter has a downstream face for further diverting flow from the sump discharge towards the outlet end of the enclosure. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said fluid is a liquid; and said sump having a removable closure member to facilitate disassembly of the alloy disk assembly; the outer diameter of the disk assembly is spaced from the interior of the sump wall to thereby form an annular area which allows fluid flow therethrough; said diverter has opposed concave surfaces which direct flow respective the disk assembly. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said fluid is a liquid; said sump is a hollow cylinder having an axial centerline that coincides with an axial centerline of the disks; with the apertures of the disks being arranged normal to the surface thereof and located in an area spaced from the outer periphery of the disks and the central axis of the disks; wherein the outer diameter of the disks is spaced from the interior of the sump wall to thereby form an annular area which allows fluid flow between the intervening space formed between the disks and the sump wall. 7. Fluid treatment apparatus for improving the properties of a fluid flowing therethrough; comprising an enclosure having an inlet end spaced from an outlet end with there being an inlet and outlet flow passageway, extending from said inlet and outlet ends, respectively; said enclosure further having a hollow treatment chamber that forms a sump, with said sump being arranged laterally respective said inlet and outlet flow passageways; said sump having ends with one end being an entrance and the other end being closed by a closure member; a diverter member affixed to the interior of said enclosure at a location intermediate said inlet and outlet ends for separating the inlet and outlet passageways, and for diverting flow from said inlet passageway into the sump entrance; and discharging fluid from said sump into said outlet flow passageway; an alloy disk assembly comprising a plurality of apertured spaced alloy disks, said alloy disk assembly comprising a plurality of apertured spaced alloy disks having a weight percent of copper 60%, zinc 17%, nickel 15%, silver 2%, and tin 6%; a disk mount extending from and affixed to said diverter by which said plurality of alloy disks are mounted in attached relationship respective the diverter and within said sump; the apertures of the disks being arranged respective the diverter to form a countercurrent fluid flow path from the sump entrance, through a first plurality of the apertures of the disks and return along a flow path formed through another plurality of disk apertures, and through the sump discharge into the outlet flow passageway; whereby, fluid flowing from said inlet end to said outlet end is forced to follow a flow path that extends from said inlet end to said diverter which diverts the fluid through a nearest portion of the apertures of the disk assembly, where the fluid flow path reverses and returns through the apertures of a furthest portion of the alloy disk assembly, and is diverted into the outlet end. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the fluid is a liquid, and the sump is a hollow cylinder having an axial centerline that coincides with an axial centerline of the disks; with the apertures of the disks being arranged in an area defined by the outer periphery of the disks and the central axis of the disks. 9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the fluid is a hydrocarbon, and the outer diameter of the disks is spaced from the interior of the sump wall to thereby allow fluid flow between the intervening space formed between the disks and the sump wall. 10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the apertures of the adjacent disk are misaligned respective one another to enhance the contact between the fluid and the alloy disks; and further including spacers formed into the opposed faces of the disks to provide the desired spaced apart relationship of the adjacent disks. 11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said fluid is water. 12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said fluid is a hydrocarbon; and wherein the sump is a hollow cylinder having an axial centerline that coincides with an axial centerline of the disk support; with the apertures of the disks being arranged normal to the surface thereof and located in an area spaced from the outer periphery of the disks and the central axis of the disks; there being a first disk adjacent the diverter and a last disk adjacent the sump closure member.