Ehd Flow Visualization in the Wire-Plate and Barbed Plate Electrostatic Precipitator

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 154-160

  Davidson, Jane H ^a   Mckinney, Peter J ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS - VISUALIZATION; WIND TUNNELS - VISUALIZATION;

BARBED PLATE PRECIPITATOR; EHD FLOW VISUALIZATION; EHD WIND TUNNEL; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; WIRE-PLATE PRECIPITATOR;

DUST COLLECTORS;

EID: 0025782110     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: 19399367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.67547     Document Type: Article

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