Parametric Performance Analysis of an Electrostatic Wire-Cylinder Aerosol Separator in Laminar Flow Using a Numerical Modeling Approach

A numerical methodology based on the Lagrangian approach is outlined to study the performance of a select class of electrostatic aerosol separators. This modeling method is used to perform a parametric study on the efficiency of a wire-cylinder separator in separation of water aerosols from air. The...

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Published in:Separation science and technology 2010-01, Vol.45 (3), p.299-309
Main Authors: Alshehhi, M., Shooshtari, A., Dessiatoun, S., Ohadi, M., Goharzadeh, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Cylinders
diffusion charging
Electric potential
electrohydrodynamics
electrostatic precipitator
field charging
Laminar flow
Mathematical models
numerical modeling
Rayleigh limit
Separation
Separators
Voltage
water aerosol
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Summary:A numerical methodology based on the Lagrangian approach is outlined to study the performance of a select class of electrostatic aerosol separators. This modeling method is used to perform a parametric study on the efficiency of a wire-cylinder separator in separation of water aerosols from air. The geometry consists of an 80 µm diameter wire placed in the centerline of a 20 mm diameter cylinder. The work focuses on the effect of applied voltage (in the range of 4 to 8 kV), flow velocity (in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 m/s), flow temperature (in the range of 280 K to 320 K), and separator length (in the range of 0.05 to 0.15 m) on charging of water aerosols and on separator collection efficiency in laminar flow. The aerosols size ranges between 0.01-10 µm. The results of the study show that applied voltage, flow rate, and separator length affect the separation efficiency significantly, while the effect of flow temperature seems negligible.
ISSN:0149-6395
1520-5754
DOI:10.1080/01496390903484859