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1. Air pollution control 101 -- 2. Adsorption devices -- 3. Biofilters -- 4. Dry cyclone collectors -- 5. Electrostatic precipitators -- 6. Evaporative coolers -- 7. Fabric filter collectors -- 8. Fiberbed filters -- 9. Filament (mesh pad) scrubbers -- 10. Fluidized bed scrubbers -- 11. Mechanically aided scrubbers -- 12. Packed towers -- 13. Settling chambers -- 14. Spray towers/scrubbers -- 15. Nitrogen oxide (NO[x]) control -- 16. Thermal oxidizers -- 17. Tray scrubbers -- 18. Vane type scrubbers -- 19. Venturi scrubbers -- 20. Wet electrostatic precipitators -- Appendix A. Additional selected reading -- Appendix B. List of photo contributors. Includes index. Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1. Air pollution control 101 It is separation technology Wet collection of particulate Dry collection Gas absorption The concept of number of transfer units in absorption The transfer unit concept in gas absorption Hybrid systems Chapter 2. Adsorption devices Device type Typical applications and uses Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating suggestions Chapter 3. Biofilters Device type Typical applications and uses Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating suggestions Chapter 4. Dry cyclone collectors Device type Typical applications and uses Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating/application suggestions Chapter 5. Electrostatic precipitators Device type Typical applications and uses Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Creation of charge Field charging Diffusion charging Design basics Resistivity of dust Operating suggestions Air load/gas load testing Alignment Thermal expansion Air in-leakage Rapping Insulator cleaning Purge heater and ring heater systems Process temperature Fuel changes Chapter 6. Evaporative coolers Device type Typical applications and uses Primary mechanisms used Design basics Types of gas cooling Gas conditioning Basic sizing The all important atomization A case history example Cost considerations Operating suggestions Chapter 7. Fabric filter collectors Device type Typical applications and uses Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating suggestions Chapter 8. Fiberbed filters Device type Typical applications and uses Acid mist Asphalt processing Plasticizer/vinyl/PVC processing Coating/laminating Electronics Textile processing Metalworking Lube oil vents and reservoirs Incinerator emissions Internal combustion engine crankcase vents Precious metal recovery Vacuum pumps Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating/application suggestions Filter cleaning Fiberbed filter life Fire protection if the contaminant is combustible Chapter 9. Filament (mesh pad) scrubbers Device type Typical applications Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating suggestions Chapter 10. Fluidized bed scrubbers Device type Typical applications and uses Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating suggestions Chapter 11. Mechanically aided scrubbers Device type Typical applications and uses Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating suggestions Chapter 12. Packed towers Device type Typical applications and uses Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Counter flow Cross flow Operating suggestions Chapter 13. Settling chambers Device type Typical applications and uses Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating/application suggestions Chapter 14. Spray towers/scrubbers Device type Typical applications and uses Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating suggestions Chapter 15. Nitrogen oxide (NOx) control Device type Typical applications and uses Combustion sources Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Different forms of NOx NOx measurement units Thermal NOx Fuel-bound NOx Thermal-NOx control strategies Dilution strategies Staging strategies Postcombustion strategies Operating/application suggestions Chapter 16. Thermal oxidizers Device type Typical applications Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating suggestions Chapter 17. Tray scrubbers Device type Typical applications and uses Operating principles Primary mechanism used Design basics Operating suggestions Chapter 18. Vane type scrubbers Device type Typical applications Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating suggestions Chapter 19. Venturi scrubbers Device type Typical applications Operating principles Primary mechanisms used Design basics Operating/application suggestions Chapter 20. Wet electrostatic precipitators Device type Typical applications and uses Primary mechanisms used Design basics Types of wet precipitators Configuration Arrangement Irrigation method Selecting a wet electrostatic precipitator Operating suggestions Appendix A: Additional selected reading General topics Industrial ventilation Air pollution engineering manual Fan engineering McIllvaine scrubber manual Psychrometric tables and charts Cameron hydraulic book Mass transfer operations Various corrosion guides Publication details. Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-215) and index.