Experimental study of electrostatic aerosol filtration at moderate filter face velocity

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 606-615

  Sanchez, Andres L ^a   Hubbard, Joshua A ^a   Dellinger, Jennifer G ^a   Servantes, Brandon L ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COLLECTIONS; AEROSOL FILTRATION; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES; ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGED; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FILTRATION EFFICIENCY; FILTER PERFORMANCE; INERTIAL IMPACTION;

AEROSOLS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; FIBERS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); VISCOUS FLOW;

ELECTROSTATICS;

2 PROPANOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL; AIR FILTER; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; FILTRATION; FLOWMETER; INERTIAL IMPACTION; INTERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; VELOCITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTATIC FILTRATION; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW RATE; MODERATE FILTER FACE VELOCITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION;

EID: 84876264313     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2013.778384     Document Type: Article

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