Charged Fog Technology Part II: Prototype Tests of a New Charged Fog Generator for Fugitive Emission Control

Mathai, C.V.

doi:10.1080/00022470.1983.10465637

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“…Also, the uncharged wet scrubber had significantly (P<0.05) greater mean h value than the control. The mechanisms for particle removal of water droplets (charged or uncharged) are relatively well understood (Mathai, 1983). When an uncharged water droplet approaches a cloud of particles with a relative velocity, particles may directly collide with the droplet (i.e., collection by inertial impaction), barely touch the droplet (i.e., collection by interception), or entirely miss the droplet (i.e., particle is not collected).…”

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Laboratory Scale Electrostatically Assisted Wet Scrubber for Controlling Dust in Livestock Buildings

Almuhanna¹,

Maghirang²,

Murphy³

et al. 2009

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

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A prototype electrostatically assisted particulate wet scrubber (EPWS) for controlling dust in livestock buildings was developed and tested under laboratory and field conditions. Under laboratory conditions, the EPWS with the negatively-charged water spray had significantly higher particle removal efficiency (79%) than either the uncharged wet scrubber (58%) or the control (i.e., only the fan was operated; 21%). There was no significant difference in removal efficiency between the negatively-charged EPWS (79%) and the positively-charged EPWS (73%). For the negatively-charged EPWS, an optimum ratio between the air flow rate and amount of water spray for each specific mixing volume existed in which the removal efficiency decreased as the air flow rate increased. Field tests in a swine building proved that the EPWS was effective in removing airborne dust.

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