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Title: Flue gas conditioning for improved particle collection in electrostatic precipitators

Abstract

The purpose of this research program is to identify and evaluate a variety of additives capable of increasing particle cohesion which could be used for improving collection efficiency in an ESP. A three-phase screening process will be used to provide the, evaluation of many additives in a logical and cost-effective manner. The three step approach involves the following experimental setups: 1. Provide a preliminary screening in the laboratory by measuring the effects of various conditioning agents on reentrainment of flyash particles in an electric field operating at simulated flue gas conditions. 2. Evaluate the successful additives using a 100 acfm bench-scale ESP operating on actual flue gas. 3. Obtain the data required for scaling up the technology by testing the two or three most promising conditioning agents at the pilot scale.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
ADA Technologies, Inc., Englewood, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
7205354
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/90364-T2; ADA-4300-92-Q2
ON: DE92017935
DOE Contract Number:  
AC22-91PC90364
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; FLUE GAS; HOT GAS CLEANUP; PARTICULATES; ADDITIVES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; FLY ASH; PROGRESS REPORT; AEROSOL WASTES; ASHES; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; CONTROL; DOCUMENT TYPES; EQUIPMENT; GASEOUS WASTES; PARTICLES; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; PURIFICATION; RESIDUES; WASTES; 010800* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Waste Management; 200202 - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Waste Management- Noxious Gas & Particulate Emissions; 540120 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)

Citation Formats

Durham, M D. Flue gas conditioning for improved particle collection in electrostatic precipitators. United States: N. p., 1992. Web. doi:10.2172/7205354.
Durham, M D. Flue gas conditioning for improved particle collection in electrostatic precipitators. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7205354
Durham, M D. 1992. "Flue gas conditioning for improved particle collection in electrostatic precipitators". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7205354. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7205354.
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title = {Flue gas conditioning for improved particle collection in electrostatic precipitators},
author = {Durham, M D},
abstractNote = {The purpose of this research program is to identify and evaluate a variety of additives capable of increasing particle cohesion which could be used for improving collection efficiency in an ESP. A three-phase screening process will be used to provide the, evaluation of many additives in a logical and cost-effective manner. The three step approach involves the following experimental setups: 1. Provide a preliminary screening in the laboratory by measuring the effects of various conditioning agents on reentrainment of flyash particles in an electric field operating at simulated flue gas conditions. 2. Evaluate the successful additives using a 100 acfm bench-scale ESP operating on actual flue gas. 3. Obtain the data required for scaling up the technology by testing the two or three most promising conditioning agents at the pilot scale.},
doi = {10.2172/7205354},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7205354}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
month = {Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 1992}
}