Effect of face velocity and the nature of aerosol on the collection of submicrometer particles by electrostatic precipitator

Indoor Air

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-137

  Morawska, L ^a   Agranovski, V ^a   Ristovski, Z ^a   Jamriska, M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air cleaning; Efficiency tests; Electrostatic precipitator; Particle size distribution; Submicrometer particles

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR CLEANERS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLOW RATE; PARTICLE SIZE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; AIR-CLEANING; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY TEST; FACE VELOCITY; ON FLOW; PARTICLE SIZE RANGES; PARTICLES-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; SUBMICROMETER PARTICLE; TEST AEROSOLS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

AEROSOL; AIR; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AEROSOLS; AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ELECTROSTATICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036596920     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0668.2002.09136.x     Document Type: Article

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