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Collector current density and dust collection in wire-plate electrostatic precipitators
Collector current density and dust collection in wire-plate electrostatic precipitators
dc.contributor.author | Yuen, Albert Wai Ling | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-21T15:13:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-21T15:13:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Even minimal improvements in particle collection efficiency of electrostatic precipitators significantly reduce dust emission from fossil-fuelled power stations and reduce pollution. Yet current designs rely on the Deutsch collection theory, which was developed for tubular precipitators and has been applied to wire-plate precipitators on the assumption that the inter-electrode electric fields at the same discharge distance in both were similar. Differences in geometry and associated collector electric fields and current density non-uniformity have not been taken into account, although the collector electric field and current density of the wire-plate precipitator are not uniform. And observations show that precipitated dust patterns and the distribution of collector current density are interrelated. Investigations revealed a simple square law relationship between the collector electric field and the collector current density in the space charge dominated coronas. Applying this relationship to the Deutsch collection theory led to a current-density-based collection formula that takes into account the non-uniform collector current density distribution. The current-density-based collection formula is then used to assess the impact of collector current density on collection efficiency, the results closely following published measurements. Applying the current-density-based collection formula to estimate the dust accumulation shows that most of the dust accumulates at collector locations facing the corona wires. The effect of the non-uniform precipitated dust layer on collection performance is assessed using the distributed corona impedance - the ratio of the inter-electrode voltage and the non-uniform collector current. Re-distribution of the collector current profile as dust builds up is also compatible with published measurements. Finally this is applied to optimize the wire-plate precipitator collection performance. This shows that optimal collection performance is obtained with the wire-wire spacing less than the wire-plate distance, once again confirming published experimental results. This is the first analytical approach to show better collection performance can be achieved at the ratio of wire-wire spacing/wire-plate distance not equal to unity, which has been the standard industry practice since 1960. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/28274 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | EN | en_US |
dc.publisher | UNSW, Sydney | en_US |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Precipitated dust layer | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Precipitators | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Electrostatic precipitation | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Electric power-plants -- Dust control | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Corona (Electricity) | en_US |
dc.title | Collector current density and dust collection in wire-plate electrostatic precipitators | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dcterms.accessRights | open access | |
dcterms.rightsHolder | Yuen, Albert Wai Ling | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | en_US |
unsw.accessRights.uri | https://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
unsw.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/17265 | |
unsw.relation.faculty | Science | |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Yuen, Albert Wai Ling, Materials Science & Engineering, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.school | School of Materials Science & Engineering | * |
unsw.thesis.degreetype | PhD Doctorate | en_US |
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