Chapter 6 ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS

An electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is a particle control device that uses electrical forces to move the particles out of the flowing gas stream and onto collector plates. The particles are given an electrical charge by forcing them to pass through a corona, a region in which gaseous ions flow.

Performance evaluation of electrostatic precipitator …

The main goal of using electrostatic precipitators)ESPs(is to reduce pollutants emitted into the atmosphere, and the ESP can eliminate more than 99 % of particles in exhaust without forcing the gases through a filter [1].ESPs are utilized in various industries, such as coal power plants, cement corporations, chemical industries, metal manufacturing industries, and glass and …

A Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Dust Layer on …

An electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is the most commonly used device to remove dust particles from flue gas in many industrial areas, such as coal-fired power plants, steel mills, and construction material factories (Mizuno, 2002; Jaworek et al., 2018; Zheng et al., 2019b).An ESP is also one of the important methods to control PM 2.5 emissions from coal-fired power …

Preconcentration strategies in the processing of nickel …

Upgrading nickel laterite ores to increase their nickel content would enable laterites to be treated using simpler technologies and/or reduce the acid requirement and waste …

The Applications and Distinctions of Three …

ABSTRACT Particle back-corona slows the efficiency of the dry-electrostatic precipitator (dry-ESP), especially during the removal of high resistivity particles. In this study, a new type of wet-electrostatic precipitator …

Mineralogy and crystal chemistry of a low grade nickel laterite …

More nickel laterite ores are imported into China because of the depletion of domestic nickel sulfide resources. Consequently, it is of great importance to the Chinese economy to effectively utilize low grade nickel laterite ore [7]. Nickel laterite ores are formed by the weathering of olivine bedrock in tropical to sub-tropical climates [8,9].

Electrostatic Precipitators

Two electrodes within the electrostatic precipitator produce the electrostatic charge. They can be bars, metal wires, or plates. Once the charge is produced, particulate matter is attracted to and trapped inside the precipitator. The plates within an electrostatic precipitator require occasional cleaning to remove the accumulated particulate ...

Recent Progress in Hydrometallurgical Processing of Nickel …

Class 1 is the high-purity nickel used in electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries. The stainless-steel industry is the primary driver of nickel demand and uses both class 1 and 2 (lower purity) nickel. Class 2 nickel from nickel laterite ores can be converted to nickel sulfate; however, it requires high-pressure acid leaching.

Novel Compact Electrostatic Precipitators for Small-Scale …

In the current work the results of the study of a compact electrostatic precipitator for reduction of particulate emissions from small scale wood combustion facilities with heat capacity up 4–100 kW are discussed. In the ESP the surface of the grounded ash box is used as an opposite electrode, what simplifies the design of the ESP. ...

Electrostatic Precipitator

19.1.1 Features of Electrostatic Precipitator. Electrostatic precipitators, also known as ESP, have been widely used for material recovery and particulate removal for over a century since it was perfected by Fredrick Cottrell [].ESP can efficiently capture up to 99.9% of particles, while an older existing equipment has a range of actual operating efficiencies from 90 to 99.9%.

Electrostatic Precipitators: Construction, Working Principles, …

Plate Precipitator. Dry Electrostatic Precipitator. Wet Electrostatic Precipitator. Tubular Precipitator. #1. Plate Precipitator: This is the most basic precipitator type consisting of rows of thin vertical wires and stacks of stacked flat metal plates that are spaced 1cm to 18cm apart.

Electrostatic Precipitator – Precicon Technologies

PRECICON TECHNOLOGIES offers a wide range of Electrostatic Precipitators, both top and side bottom rap designs based on suitability for all industrial applications, meeting emission compliance and operating at optimized power …

Wet Electrostatic Precipitators for Industrial Applications

Airtech A/S (FLS), for their wet electrostatic precipitator (ESP) technologies, we have added to our already strong ESP experience base and expertise. We continue to ... metallurgical processes for copper and nickel production, has been accomplished with wet ESPs for more than 100 years. However, with the emergence of expanded emission ...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Electrostatic Precipitator

Key learnings: Electrostatic Precipitator Definition: An electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is defined as a device that uses a high-intensity electric field to ionize dust particles in an air stream, which are then collected by oppositely charged collectors.; High Efficiency: ESPs can remove up to 99% of dust particles, making them highly effective in cleaning air streams.

Electrostatic precipitation of nickel (II) oxide and sodium …

Erosion of metallic electrodes by sputtering is undesirable in electrostatic precipitators and must be avoided. This work reports the operational variables promoting sputtering, the applied voltage (−8.5 to −13.0 kV) and the air velocity (3.3 to 9.9 cm s −1), during the collection of NiO and KCl particles with a dry, wire-plate electrostatic precipitator, using …

Ni-Co Laterites─A Deposit Model

Ni-Co laterites are supergene deposits of Ni ± Co formed from the pervasive chemical and mechanical weathering of ultramafic rocks. The formation of secondary concentrations of Ni ± …

Nonferrous metal flue gas purification based on high …

Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is a typical air pollution control device with its advantage of high efficiency, low pressure drop and operation cost in flue gas purification of different industries (Qi and Yuan, 2011; Ruttanachot et al., 2011).However, as the temperature increases, the variation of particle properties including size distribution, specific resistivity and …

Lesson 1

Electrostatic Precipitator Operation Goal To familiarize you with the operation of electrostatic precipitators (ESPs). Objectives At the end of this lesson, you will be able to do the following: 1. Describe the theory of precipitation 2. Describe how an ESP operates to collect particulate matter 3. Describe the two ESP designs for particle ...

Types of Electrostatic Precipitator

Key learnings: Electrostatic Precipitator Definition: An electrostatic precipitator is a device that removes pollution-causing particles from a gas using an electrostatic charge.; Types of Electrostatic Precipitators: There are two main types: dry and wet electrostatic precipitators.; Dry Electrostatic Precipitator: Collects dry particles by charging them and trapping them on …

ELECTROST A TIC PRECIPIT A TORS Advanced …

The width of the precipitator is determined by the number of ducts re-quired to achieve the desired flow velocity of about 1 m/s. For a large precipitator the total width can extend to 45 m, being typ-ically sectionalized into 3 × 15 m. 2 Fundamental processes involved in electrostatic precipitation The process of electrostatic precipitation is

Mineralogical Characteristics of the Nickel Laterite, …

4.1 Mineral Chemical Composition and Thermal Properties 4.1.1 Chemical Composition Analyses. The chemical compositions of the nickel laterite are listed in Table 1.It can be seen that the concentrations of Ni, Fe 2 O 3, SiO 2, MgO, and loss on ignition (LOI) in nickel laterite ore are relatively high, which are 1.99, 25.07, 35.39, 17.93, and 14.37 wt%, respectively.

DEVELOPMENT OF LATERITE ORE PROCESSING AND ITS …

Keywords: nickel, bioleaching, nickel laterite ore, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy. ABSTRAK Bijih nikel terdapat pada dua jenis bijih, yaitu sulfida dan laterit.

What is nickel laterite?

Nickel laterite makes up 70% of the world's nickel reserves, and at the rate that nickel sulphide deposits are being depleted, production is switching to laterites which now account for 60% of the world's nickel. Nickel laterite is normally processed by pyrometallurgy (i.e. heat), hydrometallurgy (i.e. acid), or in some cases blending with ...

Low-temperature electrostatic precipitator with different …

The removal rate of SO3 by low-low temperature electrostatic precipitators and electrostatic-fabric integrated precipitators can be exceeded 80%, while the removal rate of SO3 by wet flue gas desulfurization equipment displays lower than the above two facilities, and the wet electrostatic precipitator shows a better removal effect on SO3.

ELECTROST A TIC PRECIPIT A TORS Advanced …

Electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) are used in industry to clean flue and blast-furnace gases. They do this by collecting the dust particles that would otherwise escape with the gas to the …

(PDF) Improving the rotary kiln-electric furnace process for

The primary pyrometallurgical route to produce ferronickel from laterite nickel ores is the Rotary Kiln-Electric Furnace (RKEF) process. In the RKEF process, minerals undergo …

Review on hydrometallurgical processing technology of …

Caron technology is a comprehensive technology for processing lateritic nickel ores, including pyro- and hydrometallurgical processes. Laterite ores are mainly processed using this …

Wet Electrostatic Precipitators for Industrial Applications

Specific features and benefits of our wet ESP design and system offering include: B&W alloy wet ESP replacement for lead acid mist units. The hexagonal gas passage design allows for a …

Study on Multi-Pollutant Test and Performance Index

A wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP) is typically installed downstream of wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) to remove fine particles and sulfuric acid mists from flue gases in coal-fired power plants. The emission reduction characteristics of multiple pollutants and the energy consumption data of 214 sets of WESPs (94 sets of metal plate WESPs, 111 sets of …

Process simulation and optimization of flow field in wet electrostatic …

To improve the dust removal performance of the wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP), a flow field optimization scheme was proposed via CFD simulation in different scales. The simplified models of perforated and collection plates were determined firstly. Then the model parameters for the resistance of perforated and collection plates, obtained by small-scale flow …