Synopses & Reviews
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.
Review
`In this new book, the editor has brought together an international team of contributors, mainly industrialists and consultants, to produce an authoritative and practical guide to electrostatic precipitation.' Chemical Business
Table of Contents
Why an electrostatic precipitator?. Milestones in the history of precipitation. Basic and theoretical operation of ESPs. Mechanical design considerations for dry precipitators. Aerodynamic factors affecting performance. The physical and chemical properties of the particles and their effect on performance. Performance design considerations. Electrical operation of precipitators. Precipitator sizing methods and models of electrostatic precipitators.Precipitator sizing methods. Models of electrostatic precipitation. Sampling and analysis for particles and heavy metals in gas streams. The commissioning of electrostatic precipitators. Dry type precipitator applications. Wet type precipitator applications. The mist precipitator: design and applications. Upgrading of existing precipitator efficiencies. Modification/ changes to existing plant.Precipitator improvements acheived by changing the electrical resistivity of the particulates. Theory, principles of operation, equipment and application of flue gas conditioning. Possible future developments in the field of electrostatic precipitation. Use of natural sulpher dioxide as a feed stock for flue gas conditioning systems: flue gas conditioning today and tomorrow.High temperature/high pressure precipitators for advanced power generation systems. Computer sizing of precipitators. Index.