Particulate removal via electrostatic precipitators - CFD simulation

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 623-631

  Skodras, G ^a,b,c   Kaldis, S P ^b   Sofialidis, D ^d   Faltsi, O ^d   Grammelis, P ^c   Sakellaropoulos, G P ^a,b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

^c Institute for Solid Fuels Technology and Applications   (Greece)

^d SimTec Software and Services Ltd   (Greece)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Electrostatic precipitators

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE;

CURRENT FLOW EQUATIONS; GAS FLOW FIELD; PARTICLE CHARGING; PARTICLE DYNAMICS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 33744924846     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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