Application of electrostatic precipitator in collection of smoke aerosol particles from wood combustion

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-98

  Ruttanachot, Chayasak ^a   Tirawanichakul, Yutthana ^a   Tekasakul, Perapong ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE MANAGEMENT HSM   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biomass; High voltage; Natural rubber; Wire and plate; Wood burning

Indexed keywords

BIO-MASS ENERGY; CLEANING SYSTEM; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; DUST LOADING; FIELD TEST; HIGH VOLTAGE; HIGH-VOLTAGES; INPUT VOLTAGES; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; NATURAL RUBBER; PLATE ELECTRODES; PVC PIPES; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SMOKE AEROSOLS; SMOKE PARTICLES; WHEATSTONE BRIDGE CIRCUITS; WIRE ELECTRODE; WIRE-PLATE ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; WOOD BURNING; WOOD COMBUSTION;

BIOMASS; BRIDGE CIRCUITS; COMBUSTION; DC TRANSFORMERS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; INDUSTRY; NEON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; RUBBER; WIRE; WOOD;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; BIOMASS POWER; COMBUSTION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODE; PAH; RUBBER; SMOKE; WOOD;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; NATURAL RUBBER; NEON; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; RUBBER; TRANSFORMERS; WIRE; WOOD;

EID: 79251567971     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2010.08.0068     Document Type: Article

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