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Dust hoppers
Tray
Chamber width = W
Design aspect
For a settling chamber with dimensions L W H and n number of trays, the
hydraulic diameter of flow passage between trays is given by
=
2
+
. (1)
(2)
where is viscosity of gas and v is the velocity inside the chamber is given by
=
.. (3)
2
+
.. (4)
.(5)
2
+
.(6)
..(7)
Now,
=
.. (8)
For laminar flow conditions within trays, particles of size dp of a particular material will
settle a distance y, with a terminal velocity vt in time t. During this time the particles are
transported a distance L with the velocity of the gas stream, v. Equating this two we get,
(9)
(10)
where, dp is particle diameter in m, p is the density of particle in
kg/m3, g is the density of gas, CD drag coefficient.
If the particles are uniformly distributed over the incoming stream, the
efficiency of collection is given by
=
. (11) or
...(12)
When y H, all particles of that size (or larger) will be collected in the
settling chamber.
(13)
Electrostatic Precipitators or ESPs can collect particles sized 0.1 to 10 microns very
efficiently. They are generally more efficient at collecting fine particles.
A shell or house contains the electrodes, exhaust gases and rapper. The
shell must be well built with a rigid frame to hold the components in
their proper place.
Often shells are insulated to minimize temperature differences and
prevent gases from condensing into corrosive liquids.
ESPs can handle large volumes of hot exhaust gases - beneficial for
high-temperature exhausts found at Portland Cement plants, steel
industry furnaces and industrial and utility boilers