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2. Field Outline and Survey Results

Photo 2 Endoscopy Underway
Photo 3 Equipment Used for Survey
Surveys were conducted on February 18, 2003, by five persons from an affiliated company of the independent administrative corporation mentioned before, as well as representatives from an endoscopy company (Lambda Co., Ltd.) and our company (the contractor winner for the Unit 10 years ago). (Photos 2 and 3) The survey fields were as follows:

(1) #1 Shimada Building (including condominium on 3rd - 5th floors)
Location: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Year of building completion: 1964
Date of Unit installation: Oct. 26, 1992
Survey points: Rooftop sprinkler head, and water feed pipe at metering device (pipe type - SGP *1)

(2) Blgd. #3 at Main Campus of Tokyo University of Science
Location: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Year of building completion: 1965
Date of Unit installation: Sept. 24, 1992
Survey points: Sink feed water pipe on 2nd floor (pipe type - VLP *2)

(3) Chofu Women's Dormitory of Toho Gakuen University
Location: Chofu, Tokyo
Year of building completion: 1970
Date of Unit installation: Nov. 16, 1992
Survey points: Feed water pipe of machine room, 1st floor (pipe type - SGP)
Sink feed water pipe of office servant's room, 1st floor (pipe type - VLP)

*1:SGP: Carbon steel pipe for ordinary piping
*2:VLP: Vinyl chloride-lined steel pipe
Due to limited pages available, the survey results covered below are limited to fields (1) and (2).


(1) #1 Shimada Building.

Figure 2 #1 Shimada Building: Water Feed Pipe to Rooftop Sprinkler Head
(Dotted lines are where endoscope was not inserted)
Photo 4 #1 Shimada Building: Rooftop Sprinkler Head Piping

What are seen as black in pipes at the survey points 1-1 through 1-5 (Figure 2, Photos 2 to 4) are black rust, which is in good condition (Photo 5). From the beginning to the end of the survey, the images displayed on the monitor indicate similar conditions of rust. Ten years ago when the Unit was installed, red water was a complaint. The values of water quality inspected during the survey were: chromacity < 1, turbidity < 1, and iron content at 0.12 mg/liter.
Photo 5 Endoscopic Images Captured at #1 Shimada Building (Survey point 1-1 through 1-5, from left to right)


(2) Blgd. #3 at Main Campus of Tokyo University of Science

Photo 6 Blgd. #3 at Main Campus of Tokyo University of Science (Unit installation near a high-elevation water tank shown at left, and near a column pipe shown at center, with a sink feed water pipe on 2nd floor shown at right)
Figure 3 Sink Feed Water Pipe on 2nd Floor of Blgd. #3, Tokyo University of Science

Bimetallic corrosion between gunmetal valve and vinyl chloride-lined steel pipe appeared from the beginning of the survey.

At survey points 2-1 and 2-2 (Photo 3), which are located at the inlet side of the valve but photographed from different positions, tubercles are formed. What are seen as black are black rust. Prevention of this corrosion requires replacement with a pipe end corrosion-resistant valve.

Survey point 2-3 is in front of an elbow. Here, a deposition of flow rust is seen.

Survey point 2-4 is on the faucet side of a T-joint. Rusting is shown at the core's circumference, but the inner surface is clean.

Survey 2-5 is in front of a second valve. Tubercles (bimetallic corrosion) are formed at the pipe end, resulting in the deposition of rust particles on the inner surface (Photo 7).

Photo 7 Endoscopic Images Captured at Blgd. #3 of Tokyo University of Science (Survey points 2-1 through 2-5, from left to right)

The values of water quality inspected during the survey were: chromacity < 1, turbidity < 1, and iron content < 0.05 mg/liter. Below is a comparison of water quality as measured before installation of the Unit (Sept. 24, 1992) vs. 20 days later (Oct. 14, 1992)

Chromacity : 16 2
Turbidity : 1 1
Iron : 0.43 below 0.05mg/liter
pH : 7.4 7.2
Hardness : 117 86
Chlorine ion : 27 21mg/liter
COD : 3.2 2.4

The reason for improvements in such a short time is a very large consumption of water.
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3. Perceiving the Effects

The world of physical water treatment of this type lacks a theory that may be shared as a common understanding. Since the object to be addressed is water, and it is not applied with any additives, various terms are used in its explanation, such as molecules, atoms, ions, electrons, photons, and phonons. However, the objective is to achieve corrosion (rust) prevention, turning to black rust, and descaling, in the field and in a sustaining manner.

Scales deposited on the filler in a cooling tower, for example, are a precipitation of impurities due to thermal changes. When we install an S/electronic-wave water treatment unit at a cooling tower and load ME-Bio (a decomposer for organic components), we can notice in a few days that hard scales turn softer, becoming thinner as if a candy is licked off.
Observing these phenomena make us image that water in the molecular world is vibrating at certain wavelengths. Thinning of a hard scale, as if being licked off rather than being flaked off slice by slice, is a result S-wave acting on the nuclear molecules of the scale by applying accurate wave motion and energy.
As we see that heavily deposited scales on the coil of an airtight cooling tower of 3500-kW class are freed from the scaling load and decomposed, the power of that energy is eye-opening although partly thanks to biological power. Also amazing is the propagation speed in that water in a tank of thousand tons of water holding capacity is activated in short time.

This phenomenon is easily understood in a classical physics approach by considering electrons as particles and viewing vibration as vertical movement of particles. Electronic waves in a vibrating electric field can be applied to realize a dust deposition prevention device, which is Japan Patent No. 2552420/Application Date:12/25/1992 granted to the author. This device provides a good illustration of vibrating electronic wave.
For example, when S-wave is emitted in a pachinko parlor permeated with tabacco smoke, the smoke particles are exposed to attraction forces up and down alternately until they are gradually dispersed and thinned. Then, even stinky particles clung to outer or inner cloths can be patted off more easily. As other examples, laundry washes off cleaner, a hot spring effect is obtained, good tasting water is obtained, turbid water in a pond containing carp becomes clear, meat tastes better, cloth take a dye better, and crops grow better. And above all, aerobic microorganisms necessary to run harmless cooling water systems are activated.

With a history of nearly 20 years, the Unit has been used in a variety of forms. In other words, as the capability of the Unit is projected on more object materials, the effects of S-wave is reflected more clearly.

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