Particulate emission reduction from biomass burning in small combustion systems with a multiple tubular electrostatic precipitator

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 547-565

  Intra, Panich ^a   Limueadphai, Pravit ^b   Tippayawong, Nakorn ^a  

^a RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LANNA   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

biomass burning; electrostatic precipitator; flue gas cleaning; particulate emissions; small combustor

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; BIOMASS UTILIZATION; BIOMASS-BURNING; COAXIAL DISCHARGES; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; COMBUSTION SYSTEMS; CORONA DISCHARGES; DISCHARGE ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; EXHAUST GAS FLOW; FLUE GAS CLEANING; HEAT AND POWER; HIGH-VOLTAGES; HUMAN HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; MASS LOADINGS; PARTICLE LOADING; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUALITY PROBLEMS; RADIAL DIRECTION; SMALL COMBUSTOR; SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; TUBE WALLS;

AIR CLEANERS; AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FUEL SYSTEMS; GAS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TUBES (COMPONENTS);

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; HEALTH HAZARD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78249276476     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: 15480046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726351003758444     Document Type: Article

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