Abstract:
Apparatus and method for removing particulates and corrosive gases from a gas stream includes the serial use of a condensing wet electrostatic precipitator section for removing smaller particulates, in the submicron range, in conjunction with a vertically aligned preliminary scrubber section which removes larger particulates, in the micron range, and corrosive gases, in an integrated unit in which the temperature and moisture conditions in the gas stream are controlled for assuring effective and efficient operation of the condensing wet electrostatic precipitator section. Discharge electrodes of the electrostatic precipitator are supported by insulators which are protected against deleterious deposits of particulates by discharge electrode elements and collector electrode elements placed between the gas stream and the insulators.
Abstract:
An improved electrostatic precipitator system is provided for use in high-grease atmospheres in which the grease is electrically conductive. The precipitator includes high-voltage insulators that are both located in areas unlikely to accumulate electrically-conductive grease and that, in themselves, can operate in a high-voltage system without tracking, even when a certain amount of conductive grease has accumulated on the insulators' surfaces. In a multi-cell precipitator system, a high-voltage insulator is provided as part of a cell-to-cell assembly that receives high-voltage electricity on one side of its insulator, and conducts that electricity to its opposite side, and is placed in a specially-shaped cut-out in the bulkhead between the cell chambers, in which the cut-out is shaped so as to minimize the amount of grease that may accumulate upon the cell-to-cell assembly's insulators. The electrostatic precipitator also includes a high-voltage electrical power supply that has special current limiting features and time delay functions that allow it to operate during relatively brief time intervals when a high-humidity atmosphere exists along with the electrically-conductive grease particulate. The electrostatic precipitator also includes electrical door interlocks using safety limit switches to detect whether or not any of the doors have been opened and which shut down the high voltage power of the system in the event of an untimely opening of one of the doors.
Abstract:
A device for use in an electrostatic precipitator including an electrically insulating disk having a hole, which may be a venturi-shaped passage, for receiving a tie rod and an arrangement for supporting the tie rod in the hole so as to allow a fluid to flow through the hole between an inside surface of the hole and the tie rod. An air stream deflector may be mounted on the tie rod to provide further protection and help direct air flow. A recirculating flow system may also be provided to direct clean air through the venturi-shaped passage.
Abstract:
An odor control method includes an inlet section of a chamber for spraying waste gas with a suitable reactive chemical agent, for odor removal purposes. An electrostatic precipitator is mounted downstream of the inlet section, within the chamber, for removing chemical residues. The electrical field strength of the electrostatic precipitator is adjustable as needed, to satisfy operating system requirements.
Abstract:
An odor control system includes an inlet section of a chamber for spraying waste gas with a suitable reactive chemical agent, for odor removal purposes. An electrostatic precipitator is mounted downstream of the inlet section, within the chamber, for removing chemical residues. The electrical field strength of the electrostatic precipitator is adjustable as needed, to satisfy operating system requirements.
Abstract:
A device for collecting and removing particulate emissions from diesel engine exhaust before the exhaust is discharged into the atmosphere. The device comprises an enclosure having an inlet, an outlet, a main flow path, containing a medium for trapping and removing particulate material, a by-pass for diverting the exhaust flow around the main flow path, a heating unit to initiate forced regeneration of the medium and a control system for regulating the forced regeneration of the medium and the flow through the main and by-pass flow paths. In a first aspect of the invention the regeneration of the medium and the flow through the main and by-pass flow paths are regulated by a pair of valves, a thermocouple, engine sensors, and a back-pressure switch. In a second aspect of the invention, a single valve and microcomputer are used in place of the pair of valves and in conjunction with the thermocouple regulate the flow through the main and by-pass flow paths and the regeneration of medium. In a third aspect, a compact enclosure is provided for installations where space is limited. An optional pre-converter, electrostatic precipitator, air injection and thermal stabilizer are disclsoed for enhancing performance and increasing the filtration efficiency of the device over a broad range of diesel engine applications.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for removing soot from an exhaust gas stream wherein the exhaust gas stream is contacted with water to produce a substantially water saturated exhaust gas stream, particles and droplets in the water saturated gas stream then are electrically charged to produce a gas stream containing electrically charged particles and droplets, and an electric field is established for electrostatically attracting and de-entraining soot and soot containing water droplets from the gas stream containing electrically charged particles and droplets to produce a substantially soot free exhaust gas stream. The present invention includes a precipitator wherein the insulators are positioned in low dew point relatively clean locations and, in one embodiment, includes the use of the exhaust gas stream to maintain the temperature level of the insulators above dew point. In one other embodiment, the condensate produced as a result of electrostatically attracting and de-entraining soot and soot containing water droplets from the exhaust gas stream containing electrically charged particles and droplets is recirculated and used as part of the water for contacting the exhust gas stream.
Abstract:
A mounting assembly (12) for suspending an electrically conductive support frame for high-voltage electrodes (10) in an electrostatic precipitator comprises an electrical insulator (20) secured to a roof portion (13) of the precipitator and a fastening means for securing the support frame to the insulator (20). The insulator (20) has a bore therethrough, and is positioned circumjacent an aperture in the roof portion (13). The fastening means includes a rod (23), the lower end of which is attached to a horizontal member (11) of the support frame and the upper end of which extends through the bore of the insulator (20). The upper end of the rod (23) is secured to an annular member (25), which bears against a top portion of the insulator (20) to support the weight of the support frame and of the high-voltage electrodes (10) attached thereto. A high-temperature heat resistant porous fabric skirt (30) is provided within the bore of the insulator (20) to retain a quantity of heated air in a region adjacent the interior wall of the insulator (20), thereby enabling the insulator (20) to be uniformly heated.
Abstract:
A device for passing an electric current through a wall subjected to excess pressure on its inner side, and comprising: a sleeve received in an aperture in the wall, which sleeve is integrally formed at its inner end with a collar engaging the inner surface of the wall; an electrical conductor for passing said electric current, which conductor includes a shaft passing through the sleeve, a head on the inner end of said shaft, and an inclined, e.g. conical, surface on said head tape-ring towards said shaft; a recess at the inner end of said sleeve; an opposing surface in said recess facing said inclined surface on the head of the conductor; an outer insulator including a hollow cylindrical portion engaging between the outer end of the sleeve and the aperture in the wall; a seal, such as an O-ring seal, between the hollow cylindrical portion and the sleeve; and axially operating clamping means carried by the outer end of the shaft, which clamping means act on the outer end of the sleeve, and on said outer insulator, to compress the sleeve between said clamping means and said head on the inner end of the shaft.
Abstract:
Lead-in device for passing a tension supply line or conductor through the cover of an electric filter down to its spray system, the tension supply line or conductor being concentrically surrounded by a duct arranged to run from the filter cover to the interior of the filter. The tension supply line or conductor is arranged to be surrounded by an insulator by positioning the said insulator above the filter cover so as to be spaced therefrom and so as to be radially spaced from the tension supply line or conductor, and an insulating bush is secured to the tension supply line or conductor at a position below the insulator. The insulating bush is arranged to be surrounded by a barrier disc so as to leave a barrier slit, and the space left above the barrier disc is occupied by a sealing gas maintained under overpressure with respect to the pressure prevailing inside the filter.