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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
May. 09, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hajrudin Pasic, Athens, OH (US);
M. Khairul Alam, Athens, OH (US);
David J. Bayless, Athens, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ohio University, Athens, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 3/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 3/16 ;
Abstract
A laminar flow, wet electrostatic precipitator (ESP) with planar collecting electrodes preferably made of membranes, such as a woven silica fiber. The collecting electrodes are spaced close to planar discharge electrodes to promote laminar flow (Re<2300). Charging electrodes are positioned upstream of the wet ESP to charge the particulate entering the wet ESP to promote collection. The wet ESP is preferably downstream from a conventional turbulent dry ESP for collecting a substantial portion of the larger particulate in the gas stream prior to the gas stream entering the wet ESP.