Title :
A 3D simulation of a single section electrostatic precipitator for dust particles removal
Author :
Farnoosh, Niloofar ; Castle, G.S.P. ; Adamiak, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The complicated precipitation process for collecting dust particles is simulated in 3D for a single section electrostatic precipitator. The precipitator contains two parallel collecting plates at ground potential and a single corona electrode mounted in the middle of the channel supplied with a high voltage. A hybrid FEM-FCT technique was developed to estimate the electric potential and ionic charge density distribution in the channel. FLUENT commercial software was used for solving the fluid dynamics equations. The collection efficiencies of different particle sizes were evaluated and compared for three discharge electrode configurations: a smooth cylindrical wire, one sided spike tape and two sided spike tape electrode.
Keywords :
air pollution control; corona; dust; electrodes; electrostatic precipitators; finite element analysis; fluid dynamics; turbulence; 3D simulation; FLUENT commercial software; dust particle removal; electric potential; fluid dynamics equations; ground potential; hybrid FEM-FCT technique; ionic charge density distribution; precipitation process; single corona electrode; single section electrostatic precipitator; smooth cylindrical wire; spike tape electrode; turbulent flow distribution; Computational modeling; Corona; Electrodes; Electrohydrodynamics; Electrostatic precipitators; Electrostatics; Wires; EHD flow; collection efficiency; corona discharge; electrostatic precipitation; spike electrode;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2011 24th Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Niagara Falls, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9788-1
Electronic_ISBN :
0840-7789
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2011.6030555
