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.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 11/179,309, filed Jul. 11, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,357,862, that claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/587,004, filed Jul. 9, 2004, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
