Collection of fine particles by novel wet electrostatic precipitator

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2170-2177

  Bologa, Andrei ^a   Paur, Hanns Rudolf ^a   Lehner, Markus ^b   Seifert, Helmut ^a   Wascher, Thomas ^c   Woletz, Klaus ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b RVT Process Equipment GmbH   (Germany)

^c Ingenieurbüro für Energie und Verfahrenstechnik ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Collection efficiency; Corona discharge suppression; Fine particles; Space charge; Wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP)

Indexed keywords

COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; CORONA SUPPRESSION; DC CORONA DISCHARGE; EFFLUENT GAS; FINE AEROSOLS; FINE PARTICLES; GAS VELOCITY; HIGH VELOCITY; LOW-VELOCITY; PARTICLE CHARGING; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; SPACE CHARGES; WET ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; ELECTROSTATICS;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 70450273202     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2009.2031887     Document Type: Article

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