The performance of high‐efficiency electrostatic precipitators

Abstract

Correlations relate fly-ash resistivity to coal composition and cold-side collection efficiency to operating variables for low-sulfur coal applications. Hso-Pan Han and Edward N. Ziegler, Polytechnic Institute of New York, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201 0.00027 would indicate good corre r" ation between these efficiencies between 99.5% and 99.8%. A P so, the data base CONCLUSIONS High resistivity of a fly ash diminishes the effectiveness of electrostatic precipitators by limiting the energization level at which the unit can operate. Resistivity is determined by specific minerals present in coal and the reac-Environmental Progress (Vol. 3, No. 3)