Corona and back discharges in flue-gas simulating mixture

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-284

  Czech, T ^a   Sobczyk, A T ^a   Jaworek, A ^a,b   Krupa, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FLUID FLOW MACHINERY   (Poland)

^b POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Back discharge; Corona discharge; Electrostatic precipitator; Emission spectra electrical discharges; Emission spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ASH LAYER; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CORONA DISCHARGES; DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PLATE ELECTRODES; SPECTROSCOPIC INVESTIGATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84859806155     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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