Numerical modeling of nanoparticle collection efficiency of single-stage wire-in-plate electrostatic precipitators

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1122-1130

  Lin, Guan Yu ^a   Tsai, Chuen Jinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FLOW; APPLIED VOLTAGES; CHARGING MODELS; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; CONVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; DIFFUSION CHARGING; DIFFUSION-CONVECTION EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; ION CONCENTRATIONS; MONODISPERSE; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELS; PARTICLE CHARGE; PARTICLE CHARGING; PARTICLE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; PARTICLE CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTION; SEMI-IMPLICIT METHOD FOR PRESSURE LINKED EQUATIONS; SINGLE STAGE; SIZE RANGES; WET ESP;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; FORECASTING; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; NANOPARTICLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POISSON EQUATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS; WIRE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 79953722878     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2010.512320     Document Type: Article

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