JP2940591B2 - Method and apparatus for improving water characteristics - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for improving the properties of water by reducing the association of water molecules and activating physiological effects.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Water is one of the most indispensable substances for life. Water accounts for more than 80% of the weight of a living body, and the majority of enzymatic reactions in the living body that govern life are in a hydrophilic condition. It is clear from what is being done in On the other hand, in recent years, along with the deterioration of water quality, the amount of natural delicious water that can be safely used has been extremely reduced. Furthermore, the taste of tap water and the like is getting worse due to sterilization and operation for removing harmful substances.

[0003] Water forms a single not present in a molecular state of H _{2 0,} at least 5 or more molecules of molecular populations called clusters by hydrogen bonds between water molecules. This group is not immutable and is constantly forming and breaking large groups. Tasty water is said to have a small molecular population. This is thought to be due to the fact that if the molecular group of water is small, it will enter the taste point of the tongue easily. For example, when there are mineral ions such as natural spring water, large clusters are destroyed and the molecular group of water becomes small, and it feels good. That is, it is considered that water having smaller clusters and more active molecular motion is more delicious water or water having a higher physiological evaluation.

[0004] As a method for improving water, there are methods such as ultrasonic treatment, filtration by ceramics, and infrared irradiation.
These are all based on activating kinetic energy to water to activate molecular motion and break large clusters.

[0005]

However, each of the above methods has only a temporary effect. That is, when the ultrasonic energy is stopped, the mechanical energy given by the ultrasonic treatment reassociates due to the hydrogen bonds between the water molecules to form clusters. After passing through the filter media,
Reassociate to form clusters, and the thermal molecular motion given by the infrared irradiation is attenuated when irradiation is stopped and reassociates. That is, in each of the above methods, the characteristics of water are not changed.

The present invention has been made under the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for improving the taste of water by changing the characteristics of water. is there.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for improving the taste of water and simultaneously activating the physiological effects of water. This is achieved by performing high-frequency irradiation using a Tesler and applying a negative high-voltage pulse to water to magnetize water molecules. Further, the apparatus of the present invention comprises a high voltage generating means for generating a negative high voltage pulse, and a discharge tube element in which a discharge electrode connected to the high voltage generating means is enclosed in a glass tube together with a gas for processing. This is achieved by an apparatus for improving the characteristics of water by a discharge tube element in which the discharge tube element penetrates into a conductive pipe through which water flows, and performs high-frequency irradiation while being in contact with the water.

[0008]

In the present invention, the magnetic properties of water are changed by applying a high voltage pulse to water, as shown in the experimental results described later. According to this method, ion-exchanged water, distilled water, and the like also magnetize water molecules to enhance molecular motion and improve taste, etc., just like natural spring water contains minerals. Things.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a high voltage pulse generator 1 has output terminals T1 and T2 for outputting a negative high voltage pulse, and a discharge tube element 2 is decompressed with an electrode 3 connected to the output terminal T1. The glass tube 4 is inserted into the conductive pipe 5 through the wall of the conductive pipe 5 through which water to be treated flows. The conductive pipe 5 can be made of a conductive plastic such as graphite or polyacetylene, in addition to a metal such as stainless steel, and is connected to the output terminal T2 of the high-voltage pulse generator 1.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit of the high-voltage pulse generator 1. As shown in FIG. A DC voltage (for example, +12 V) from a DC power supply is boosted by a booster circuit 11 including a booster oscillator (not shown). Then, the positive charge is charged in the storage capacitor 12, and this charging is continued until the voltage reaches a predetermined voltage (for example, +100 V at point A). After charging is completed, the trigger pulse is output to the trigger generation circuit 1
3 and sent to the gate of the thyristor 14. Thereby, conduction between the anode and the cathode of the thyristor 14 is performed, and the positive charge charged in the storage capacitor 12 is passed through the primary side of the high-voltage transformer 15 to the thyristor 1.
4 discharges. At this time, a negative high-voltage pulse (for example, 15K
Vp-o) is generated.

The discharge by the thyristor 14 is continued as long as the discharge current is equal to or more than the minimum holding current of the thyristor 14. After the discharge ends, the storage capacitor 12 is charged with a negative charge (negative at point A), which is the opposite of the previous case, due to the back electromotive force due to the magnetic energy remaining in the high voltage transformer 15. After the charging is completed, the charged negative charge flows through the diode 16 and the damping resistor 17 to the primary side of the high-voltage transformer 15, but is quickly attenuated by the damping resistor, so that it is generated on the secondary side of the high voltage transformer 15. The positive pulse voltage is kept low. The negatively biased high voltage pulse generated as described above corresponds to a negative high voltage pulse, and this negative high voltage pulse is generated .
A high voltage pulse is applied to the water through the discharge tube element 2.

When a negative high-voltage pulse is applied to the water flowing through the conductive pipe 5 using the above-described apparatus, the change in the properties of the water is proved from the following experimental results. That is, FIG.
And ion-exchanged water (A) and discharge tube element 2 (Tessler)
Electron spin resonance spectrum (ES) of the sample (B) irradiated with 200 Hz, Level 150 for 20 minutes using
R). As is clear from the figure, the ion-exchanged water is E
While no resonance signal is observed in SR (indicating diamagnetism), a resonance signal is observed in ESR due to irradiation of the discharge tube element 2, and it becomes clear that the magnetism has become paramagnetic. This means that the irradiation of the discharge tube element 2 made the water magnetically active. Note that KOH (0.1 M) was added to ion-exchanged water to stabilize the generated radicals.

In the above embodiment, the discharge tube element 2 is composed of an electrode and a glass tube filled with a gas, but an electrode coated with insulating plastic may be used as the discharge tube element.

As a modified example of the discharge tube element 2,
As shown in FIG. 4, the discharge chamber 6 may be provided in the flow path of water. The discharge chamber 6 forms a housing made of an insulating plastic plate such as an acrylic plate, and has an inlet 7 and an outlet 8 for water on both end surfaces. Also, on one outer surface of the opposing sides,
A discharge electrode 31 connected to the output terminal T1 of the high voltage pulse generator 1 and a counter electrode 32 connected to the output terminal T2 are provided on the outer surface of the other side surface. In this case, the negative high voltage pulse generated by the high voltage pulse generator 1 is applied between the electrodes 31 and 32 to the water passing through the discharge chamber 6 through the acrylic plate.

[0016]

As described above, according to the method and apparatus for improving water characteristics by using a discharge tube according to the present invention, water molecules can be reduced by the conventional method such as ultrasonic treatment, filtration using ceramics, or far-infrared irradiation. Not only gives kinetic energy from outside, but also converts water to paramagnetism,
By stabilizing the generated radicals, active molecular motion can be maintained even after high-frequency irradiation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram illustrating a circuit example of a high-voltage pulse generator used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a magnetization effect of water according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 High voltage pulse generator 2 Discharge tube element 3 Electrode 4 Glass tube 5 Conductive pipe 6 Discharge chamber 7 Inlet 8 Outlet 11 Boost circuit 12 Storage capacitor 13 Trigger generation circuit 14 Thyristor 15 High voltage transformer 16 Diode 17 Damping resistance 31 Discharge electrode 32 Counter electrode

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] A high-frequency irradiation using a discharge tube element to magnetize water molecules by applying a negative high-voltage pulse to the water, thereby activating the molecular movement of the water. Characteristics improvement method. 2. A high voltage generating means for generating a negative high voltage pulse, and a discharge tube element in which a discharge electrode connected to the high voltage generating means is enclosed in a glass tube together with a gas,
An apparatus for improving the characteristics of water, characterized in that the discharge tube element is penetrated into a conductive pipe through which water to be treated flows, and high-frequency irradiation is performed while being in contact with the water. 3. The water characteristic improving device according to claim 2, wherein the conductive pipe is made of a metal such as stainless steel, or a conductive plastic material such as graphite or polyacetylene. 4. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said discharge tube element comprises a discharge electrode coated with plastic. 5. A high voltage generating means for generating a negative high voltage pulse, a discharge electrode and a counter electrode respectively connected to each output terminal of said high voltage generating means, and a plastic plate such as an acrylic plate. A discharge chamber having an inlet and an outlet for water to be treated on the respective surfaces, between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode respectively provided outside both side surfaces of the discharge chamber, to the water via the plastic plate. An apparatus for improving water characteristics, wherein high-frequency irradiation is performed.