Removal of Particulate Matter in a Tubular Wet Electrostatic Precipitator Using a Water Collection Electrode

Table 1

Basic parameters of the modified wet ESP system investigated in this study.

Parameter	Modified ESP	Typical values in dry ESP^a
Gas velocity (m/s)	1~1.5	1~2
Temperature (°C)	25°C	100~250°C
Electrical field (kV/cm)	~5.8	~7
Specific collecting area (m^2/(m^3/min))	0.28~0.83	0.25~2.1
Specific corona power (w/(m^3/min))	4.4~81.0	1.75~17.5

Typical value taken from Copper and Alley [17].