Magnetic fuel treatment

[William_H]

This subject cam e up a while back and I discussed it with no1 son (Phd Physics) Yes it seems all matter can be affected by magnetic field so yes the magnetic field could do things to the fuel and impurities.
However the strength of magnetic field would have to be so great that it is unachievable with permanent magnets and only achievable with Electrically powered magnets (electromagnets) using mega watts of power.
So yes it seems from a scientific point of view it is all wishfull thinking. or a hoax. olewill

 

[CelebrityScandel]

Isn't it said that there is a sucker born every minute. Seems it may be more frequent than that?

 

[Bejasus]

oops, I better rip out the Algae-X unit I have onboard then. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Just as well I didn't buy it. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Now what can I fit in it's place............hmmmmmm /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Anonymous]

Separ is not magnetic. It's a back-flushable (in-situ) paper filter element, static centrifugal separator and bowl. Very effective filters, the best you can get without going for a rotary centrifugal separator. No witchcraft and black magic there.

 

[mikemonty]

Check this magnetic doohickey that SEPAR website is toting

 

[Anonymous]

I stand corrected, sorry for the mistake. Incredible - why would the makers of such a respected filter get involved in witchcraft? Could it be that Separ UK are not part of the Separ that make the filters??

 

[mikemonty]

As a cynic - whatever gets them turnover.
But I wouldn't gamble with questionable technologies in my business, unless I could back it up with real facts - and this one I can't swallow.
The argument seems to be that the fouling of the filter is unchanged but the treated filter was "less resistant to flow"
A bizarre turn of phrase at the least. Can't they say "lower pressure drop" or is that too specific?
I dunno!

 

[Avocet]

I have no idea or opinion s to whether or not it would work for controlling "bugs" in the fuel. As far as engine performance goes, I agree with pretty much everyone else - it's complete bunkum!!! Some years ago, I worked at a university where someone had done a bit of research into "fuel magnets" Whilst i is true that one could polarise big hyddrocarbon molecules, it does need a very strong magnetic field and as soon as the fuel leaves the field, the molecules revert back to their previous state within milliseconds - they certainly are NOT polarised by the time they go into the combustion chamber!

More recently, working in the car industry, I tried a few performance tests on one on a car - with absolutely no difference in power output!

 

[ShipsWoofy]

 

[thalassa]

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Fitted,along with pure tin anodes during WW2. To fighters supplied to the Russians in order that the Merlin engines could run more effeicently on lower grade fuel, the magnet being in the line from tank to fuel pump and the tin suspended in the tank. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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It has been around for a bit longer than that, WWI . It was a metal bag with metallic pellets you suspend in the fuel tank. The vendors of this stuff you can find at almost every classic car fair. It now comes as a sort of inline filter, and known as a "Broquet catalyst". For most users, it seems to be a semi-religious object...

 

[ccscott49]

Solitaire, was asked to test these fuel line magnets and found no improvement of any kind. six of them attached to his injector pipes.
If you want to impriove your filtration, why not fit two filters, of different micron sizes?
This sounds all a load of hogwash to me, they tried selling these things to add to your fuel system for replacing lead in petrol, that was a load of crap as well!!