Finite volume method for calculation of electrostatic fields in electrostatic precipitators

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-47

  Neimarlija, N ^a   Demirdzic I ^b   Muzaferija, S ^c  

^a Public Enterprise Electric Utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina Jablanica   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b Mašinski falkultet Sarajevo ^*  (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^c SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrostatic fields; Electrostatic precipitator; Finite volume method; Polyhedral mesh

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3-D MODELING; CONTROL VOLUMES; DENSITY FIELDS; DISCHARGE ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR; FINITE VOLUME DISCRETIZATION; POLYHEDRAL MESH; SOLUTION PROCEDURES;

ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS;

EID: 58549101115     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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