Two-stage-type electrostatic precipitator re-entrainment phenomena under diesel flue gases
- Musashi Inst. of Tech., Tokyo (Japan)
- Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan)
One of the applications of the electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is the cleaning of air to increase the visibility index in highway tunnels. Particles floating in air in highway tunnels are mainly carbon. Collection efficiency of a large particle diameter in an ESP often decreases when the ESP collects carbon particles which have low electric resistance. Collection efficiency often becomes negative in an experimental ESP. The negative collection efficiency means that the particle concentration flowing downstream is greater than that upstream in the ESP. The negative collection efficiency means that the particle concentration flowing downstream is greater than that upstream in the ESP. This phenomenon is explained as the re-entrainment of particles. In this paper, experiments were carried out to investigate the cause of the decrease in efficiency of particle collection of the ESP. The time characteristic of the collection efficiency and the distribution of particle size on the collection electrodes were studied. Experimental results showed that the decrease in the collection efficiency and the distribution of particle size on the collection electrodes were studied. Experimental results showed that the decrease in the collection efficiency was caused by re-entrainment of particles during the ESP operation. The effect of gas-flow velocity on the collection efficiency of the ESP was also investigated to study the cause of re-entrainment phenomena. The result showed that the re-entrainment phenomena depended on the gas-flow velocity.
- OSTI ID:
- 351637
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-971033-; ISSN 0093-9994; TRN: IM9927%%162
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 35, Issue 2; Conference: Industry Applications Society annual meeting, New Orleans, LA (United States), 5-9 Oct 1997; Other Information: PBD: Mar-Apr 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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