Computer-aided simulation of efficiency of an electrostatic precipitator

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 451-462

  Khare, Mukesh ^a   Sinha, Manoranjan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; FLY ASH;

ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR; POSITIVE CORONA MODE; STEADY STATE CONDITIONS; VOLTAGE;

ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS;

AIR POLLUTANT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE;

EID: 0029903202     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0160-4120(96)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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