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Main Title New Technology for the Control of Aerosols from Stationary Sources.
Author Plaks, N. ;
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
Year Published 1985
Report Number EPA/600/D-85/252;
Stock Number PB86-118619
Additional Subjects Air pollution control equipment ; Aerosols ; Sources ; Technology ; Electrostatic precipitators ; Particles ; Electric power plants ; Fly ash ; Sulfur dioxide ; Boilers ; Industrial wastes ; Combustion products ; Stationary sources ; Electrostatic fabric filters ; Fabric filters ; Flue gas desulfurization ; E-SOX process
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NTIS  PB86-118619 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The paper discusses an EPA program to develop new technologies for controlling particulate matter from stationary sources, including both electrostatically augmented fabric filtration (ESFF) and electrostatic precipitators (ESPs). The first generation ESFF system, using an electrostatic field parallel to the fabric surface, provides reductions in pressure drop to about 50% of that in conventional fabric filtration for both reverse-air and pulse-jet operation. Second generation (or Super) ESFF, utilizing an electrostatic field perpendicular to the fabric surface, provides reductions in pressure drop to 10-30%. Large diameter corona electrodes in ESPs have decreased the penetration up to a factor of 4, compared with conventional small diameter corona electrodes. Work on the multistage ESP has shown that, for high resistivity particulate matter, an ESP can be built that performs equivalent to a conventional ESP 4 to 5 times larger. E-SOX utilizes the multistage technology to free space in an existing ESP for SO2 removal of 60-90% by injecting alkaline reagents. Improved computer modeling is allowing more rapid and economical ESP designs.