Section outline

    • Lecture 08. Industrial particulate matters emission control Lesson


      Key issues:

      • Principles of:
        • Gravity settling
        • Centrifugal impaction
        • Inertial impaction
        • Direct interception
        • Diffusion
        • Electrostatic effects
      • Key remarks in
        • Types, design, internal/external layouts, materials
        • Particle size, temperature limit, pressure drop
        • Removal efficiency, gas velocity
        • Cleaning methods and disposal
      • Common internal separator:
        • Gravitational settling chamber, horizontal flow, multi-tray
        • Cyclone, multi-cyclone
        • Fabric filter, baghouse
      • Common wet collector:
        • Spray chamber/tower
        • Cyclonic scrubber
        • Venturi scrubber, coupled with others
        • Packed bed scrubber, packing media, dual-stage
      • Fundamental practice in electrostatic precipitator, ESP
        • Wet and dry
        • Plate and tube electrodes
      • Engineering consideration
        • Sticky, wet or explosive
        • Resizing
        • Upscaling
        • Dual-action
      • Industrial application
        • Dimension, simplicity, space
        • Operation and maintenance cost
        • Conjunction with other devices
        • Bottom ash and sludge treatment

    • Module 08. Industrial particulate matters emission control File PDF


      Supporting handouts for Lecture 08
      Printable pdf format, A4 size, landscape layout

    • Shared media: basics of collection devices Page


      Illustrative video clips:

      • High-efficiency cyclones
      • Inertia & centrifugal forces forming a dual vortex in multi-cyclone system
      • Basics of packed bed scrubber
      • Basics of baghouse
      • Basics of electrostatic precipitator
      • Technical details, component design, and industrial application of ESP

    • Relevant link / literature URL

      Fundamental control techniques document for particulate matters from the stationary source

      US EPA Techniques Document

    • Individual presentation 08 Workshop


      Title 08: Industrial particulate matters emission control

    • Practical exercise series / Topics 18 and 19 Assignment


      Topic 18. Flow rate, penetration and efficiency, 3pts
                       (1pt for each correct calculation step)
      Topic 19. Overall removal efficiency, 2pts
                       (1pt for each correct calculation step)