Applied Electrostatic Precipitation

Many industrial, power generation and chemical processes produce unwanted fine particulate material as a consequence of their operation. Electrostatic precipitation is a highly efficient method of removing entrained particulate contaminants from exhaust gases and is extensively used in these industries to limit particulate emissions. New legislation aimed at improving the environment by further limiting these discharges has resulted in the technique undergoing considerable development over the past decade, to the point where it has become the method of choice, over a wide range of applications, for limiting particulate discharges. In this new book, the editor has brought together an international team of contributors, mainly industrialists and consultants, to produce an authorative and practical guide to electrostatic precipitation. This book is of interest to all those in process industries or power generation and to academics concerned with gas cleaning and environmental issues. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Why an electrostatic precipitator?....Pages 1-10 Milestones in the history of precipitation....Pages 11-24 Basic and theoretical operation of ESPs....Pages 25-88 Mechanical design considerations for dry precipitators....Pages 89-112 Aerodynamic factors affecting performance....Pages 113-152 The physical and chemical properties of particles and their effect on performance....Pages 153-179 Performance design considerations....Pages 180-191 Electrical operation of precipitators....Pages 192-249 Precipitator sizing methods and models of electrostatic precipitators....Pages 250-291 Sampling and analysis for particles and heavy metals in gas streams....Pages 292-304 The commissioning of electrostatic precipitators....Pages 305-348 Dry type precipitator applications....Pages 349-381 The wet electrostatic precipitator: design and applications....Pages 382-401 The mist precipitator: design and applications....Pages 402-417 Upgrading of existing precipitator efficiencies....Pages 418-482 Possible future developments in the field of electrostatic precipitation....Pages 483-518 Back Matter....Pages 519-521