APPARATUS FOR PREPARING STRUCTURED WATER

Abstract

Systems and methods for the production of structured water.

Claims

1. An apparatus for preparing structured water, comprising: a pipe having an intake end and an outlet end; a vortex chamber comprised of a helically twisted bar positioned within said pipe such that liquid flowing through said pipe and over said helically twisted bar follows the curvature of the helically twisted bar; at least one magnet assembly comprised of magnetic materials orientated such that the north pole of the magnetic materials points away from said pipe and the south poles of said magnetic materials points towards said pipe; where said magnet assembly is positioned on the outside of the circumference of said pipe in a position that coincides with the position of said vortex chamber in said pipe.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, where said pipe is comprised of copper.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, where said pipe is comprised of a copper alloy.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, where said pipe is comprised of PVC.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, where said pipe is 1 in diameter plus or minus .

6. The apparatus of claim 1, where said pipe is comprised of a metal, metal alloy, ceramic, glass, metalorganic or combination thereof.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, where said helically twisted bar is comprised of copper.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, where said helically twisted bar is comprised of a copper alloy.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, where said helically twisted bar is comprised of a metal, metal alloy, ceramic, glass, metalorganic or combination thereof.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, where at least one of said magnet assembly is positioned on the outside of said pipe for every complete revolution of said helically twisted bar.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, where said magnet assembly is comprised of four magnets, each individual magnet having a magnetic field strength of 35 mega gauss plus or minus 15 mega gauss.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, where said magnet assembly provides a magnetic field strength of at least 80 mega gauss.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, where said magnet assembly provides a magnetic field strength of 140 mega gauss plus or minus 15 mega gauss.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, where the flow of liquid is 15 gallons per minute plus or minus 10 gallons per minute through said pipe and said pipe is between and 1.5 in diameter.

15. An apparatus for preparing structured water, comprising: a pipe with an inner diameter of 1 plus or minus composed of copper, copper alloy or pvc having an intake end and an outlet end; a vortex chamber comprised of a helically twisted bar composed of copper or a copper alloy is positioned within said pipe such that liquid flowing through said pipe and over said helically twisted bar follows the curvature of the helically twisted bar; at least one magnet assembly comprised of magnetic materials orientated such that the north pole of the magnetic materials points away from said pipe and the south poles of said magnetic materials points towards said pipe; where said magnet assembly is positioned on the inside of the circumference of said pipe in a position that coincides with the position of said vortex chamber in said pipe.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, where at least one of said magnet assembly is positioned on the inside of said pipe for every complete revolution of said helically twisted bar.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, where said magnet assembly provides a magnetic field strength of at least 80 mega gauss.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, where said magnet assembly provides a magnetic field strength of 140 mega gauss plus or minus 15 mega gauss.

Description

EXPERIMENTAL SECTION

[0024] Prototypes built according to the invention have been employed in a variety of test and validation experiments, both directly and indirectly, to determine in part whether the invention works for its intended purpose. To date, water-structuring systems have been built primarily from PVC and Copper as structural materials. Other materials such as copper alloys, silver, silver alloys, ceramics, metalorganic materials, plastics, metals and metal alloys are amenable and can be applied to the teachings of this patent application.

[0025] Efficacy testing have been primarily based structuring of city tap water, residential well water, and well water sources. Efficacy testing has been primarily based upon plant studies, animal studies, physical characterization and human trials.

[0026] Testing has resulted in treated, revitalized and structured water that has exhibited a variety of characteristics depending upon the specific design of the prototype evaluated to process the water, where the prototype has been built according to the invention. Water processed by embodiments of the innovation exhibited increased alkalinity, reduction in temperature, reduction in the amount of dissolved Oxygen, reduction in the size of dissolved oxygen bubbles, reduction in amount of dissolved solids, reduction in the ability to refract infra red light, reduction in resulting crystal structure upon freezing, imparted increased growth and fruit bearing in plants and a qualitative increase in hydration when consumed by humans. In embodiments, which utilized copper as a structural material, antimicrobial, antiviral and antibacterial action was noted as is known in the art. By art in this instance, we refer to the known antimicrobial, antiviral and antibacterial action associated with copper and copper ions.

[0027] The processed water has been shown to not be harmful to pets/animals such as fish, pets, etc. as these animals have thrived. An example of this is that animals including birds and other wildlife are drawn water sources containing processed water. Pets and other animals invariably will drink the processed water over water that has not been processed. When a prototype was operated in a chicken coop, four out of four chickens preferred to drink water produced by prototype constructed where the according to the invention.

[0028] Crystalline structures have been present in virtually all processed water microscopically observed. Frozen processed water becomes ultra-clear, with a luminous crystalline appearance and a minimum of visual residue. When observed under a microscope, it is apparent that the crystalline appearance is due to the presence of fine and consistent crystalline structures within the frozen water.

[0029] The invention in at least one embodiment was produced using PVC pipe of a size amenable to easy incorporation to a standard drinking bottle. A pipe 30.840 made out of PVC with four neodymium magnets around the center line with their south poles facing towards the center with a PVC tube covering them. The ends of the unit fit inside a drinking bottle size from 12 oz to a 2 L. This allows a user to structure their water where ever they are. By causing the water to freely go into a vortex spin and pass through a magnetic field at the same time this is done in one operation. As the inside diameter is consistent on most standard drinking bottles, 0.840, said PVC unit readily fits securing in the 0.840 opening.

Plants

[0030] This invention is designed to restructure water to its natural state, and so can be more readily assimilated into biological cell structures in a manner similar to that of natural spring water. Water treated by a structured water apparatus according to the present invention has been shown beneficial for vegetation growth, in some cases better than 20% greater than standard irrigation supply.

[0031] In a plant test conducted Aug. 2-Aug. 20, 2015, pepper plants showed marked increase in growth and productivity when fed with structured water. All plants prior to the test where measured to be approximately 16 in height. All plants were planted in identical pots with the same soil mix. Plants were located in full sun areas and received the same amount of water per plant. Pots 1 and 2 received structured water, while control plants in pots 3 and 4 received plain, untreated well water. Control pots showed no significant increase in height and bore no fruit during the course of this test. The control plants did form blossoms and new buds in the last 10 days of the testing period. Those plants that received structured water had 1 and 2 increases in height when compared to the control samples and produced one fruit and three fruits respectively along with multiples blossoms and new buds throughout the evaluation period. After 30 days growth, the control plants produced zero fruit and one small fruit respectively while those plants fed with structured water produced 1 fruit and three fruits respectively with the fruit being characterized as large and healthy looking.

[0032] Characterization of temperature changes as a function vortex assembly length was also performed on an apparatus for preparing structured water according to the present invention. The structured water assembly used in this specific test can be characterized as having an inner diameter of 0.750, the vortex chamber had a length of 30 with one complete 360 revolution of the helically twisted copper bar every 10. That is, over the total 30 length, the helically twisted copper bar completed 3 complete revolutions. In these serious of tests, a stable inlet water temperature was measured as 88.2 F at the inlet of the vortex chamber. At 1.5 full revolutions of the vortex assembly, 15 downstream from the inlet, stabilized water temperatures where measured as 74.2 F, a 14 F drop in temperature. At the outlet of the vortex chamber, that is 30 downstream from the inlet a stable temperature was measured as 72.4 F, a 16 F drop in temperature. By stabilized we refer to the measurement temperature being consistent over a 30 second interval plus or minus 0.1 F. The non-linear temperature drop over the length of the vortex chamber is a predictable and repeatable attribute of the innovation.

[0033] Flow through the vortex chamber is also an important attribute of the innovation. In particular, the amount of flow directly impacts the amount of resulting temperature change. Using a 0.750 copper pipe as a conveyance tube, with a vortex chamber of a length of 30 where the vortex chamber had three full twists over said 30 was found to drop the temperature of the water by 5 degrees F. at a flow rate of 15 gallons per minute (gpm) (app. 10.8 feet per sec), a drop of 6 degrees F. at a flow rate of 4.6 gpm (app. 3.3 feet per sec) and a drop of 1 degree F. at a flow rate of 2.8 gpm (2.03 feet per sec). In preferred embodiments, 10 gallons per minute through a 0.750 copper pipe will perform in an exemplary manner.

[0034] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the apparatus for preparing hexagonal water of the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.