Abstract
Wet electrostatic precipitators have problems such as uneven water distribution and poor economy in applying ultra-clean particulate matter emissions from coal-fired boilers. Upgrading the droplets in wet dust removal to charged mobile collectors can effectively compensate for these shortcomings. In this paper, the effects of particle sphericity, particle size, and charge on the capture efficiency of a single droplet for capturing micron and submicron particles are qualitatively studied by simulating the process of particle capture by charged droplets in a turbulent flow field. The simulation results show that the trapping efficiency of charged droplets is positively correlated with the sphericity and the amount of charge. The particle size significantly impacts the capture efficiency, and the increase in size increases the capture efficiency, and the capture efficiency of 5.49 μm particles reaches 100%. The effect of particle movement speed on the capture efficiency needs to be considered in combination with particle size. For micron particles, the capture efficiency is close to 100% when the movement speed is 0.3 m/s and 0.5 m/s. For submicron particles, the aggregation morphology is lower at lower speeds. Simple non-spherical particles have greater capture efficiency.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
National Key Research and Development Program of China
Subject
Energy (miscellaneous),Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Control and Optimization,Engineering (miscellaneous),Building and Construction
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