Question: An electrostatic precipitator ( ESP ) is being used to clean fly ash from a gas. The precipitator contains 3 0 ducts, with plates 1

An electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is being used to clean fly ash from a gas. The precipitator contains 30 ducts, with plates 12 ft high and 12 ft long. The spacing between the plates is 8 in. The gas is evenly distributed through all of the ducts. The following information can be used: Gas volumetric flowrate =40,000 ft3/min. Particle drift velocity =0.40 ft/s Use the Deutsch-Anderson equation to calculate the efficiency of the precipitator. Also, use the modified Deutsch equation with a range of exponents varying from 0.4 to 0.7(in increments of 0.05) to calculate the efficiency of the electrostatic precipitator. Deutsch-Anderson equation states that E=1- e-(wA/q) w representing the effective migration or drift velocity.

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