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Finite element method investigation of electrostatic precipitator performance
Author(s) -
Hamou Nouri,
Massinissa Aissou,
Hakim Aitsaid,
Youcef Zebboudj
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of numerical modelling: electronic networks, devices and fields
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1099-1204
pISSN - 0894-3370
DOI - 10.1002/jnm.1992
Subject(s) - electrostatic precipitator , finite element method , mechanics , electric field , drag , triboelectric effect , particle (ecology) , coulomb's law , coulomb , electric charge , physics , classical mechanics , charge (physics) , electrostatics , electric potential , electron , voltage , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , oceanography , geology
This paper aims at analysis of the monopolar ionized field in electrostatic precipitator. A numerical model for simulating precipitation of particles in electrostatic precipitator is discussed in this paper. It includes all essential phenomena affecting the process. An iterative finite‐element technique is used to solve Poison's equation. We proposed the introduction of a potential corresponding to the critical minimum ionization field directly in the finite element formulation as a Dirichlet condition. The theoretical migration velocity is obtained by balancing the drag force with the Coulomb force or electrostatic force acting on a particle. We used the model introduced by Cochet for predicting a particle charge. The model assumes that a particle of the same size attains an equivalent maximum amount of charge for a charging time equal to infinity. Particles influence the electrical field, flow field, electrical migration velocity, gas discharge, particle charge and collection efficiency. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.