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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1977
Horst Honacker, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Romuald J Drlik, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Envirotech Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A flow preconditioner for an electrostatic precipitator which removes particulate matter from a stream of polluted gas immediately after it passes through a tangential inlet at the lower end of a vertical cylindrical housing and straightens and divides the stream into laminations parallel to the axis of the housing. It comprises an annular ledge or choke ring extending inwardly from said housing above the inlet and an assembly of vanes above said ledge extending radially from the axis of the housing and angularly spaced apart. Each of said vanes has a flow receiving edge directed toward said inlet, a curved portion extending upwardly and away from said inlet, and a flat portion extending upwardly from said curved portion in a plane parallel to the housing axis. The curved portion of each vane defines a trough having a camber which gradually decreases along its span from the outer end of the vane towards the axis of the housing, together with means to vary the centrifugal flow distribution relative to the housing to render the preconditioner adjustable for various flow capacities.