Design of a Low-Cost Electrostatic Precipitator to Reduce Particulate Matter Emissions from Small Heat Sources

Juraj Drga, Michal Holubčík, Nikola Čajová Kantová and Bystrík Červenka
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Juraj Drga: Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitna 1, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia
Michal Holubčík: Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitna 1, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia
Nikola Čajová Kantová: Research Centre, University of Žilina, Univerzitna 1, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia
Bystrík Červenka: Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitna 1, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 11, 1-11

Abstract: Capturing particulate matter (PM) is an important issue due to the protection of human health and the quality of their life. This paper describes the innovation of an affordable particulate matter capture device for small heat sources to reduce particulate matter emissions. The design of two investigated variants of the device is based on the principle of a tubular electrostatic precipitator with one charging electrode placed in the chimney. The design of the precipitators is aimed at increasing the area of the collecting electrodes by elements dividing precipitation space, with a simultaneously increased number of charging electrodes. The influence of the elements’ application on the pressure drop and the gas flow velocity through the devices is analyzed by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The work is further focused on the economic evaluation of precipitators and design adjustments for lower energy consumption. The achieved results show the right direction of efforts to improve the equipment designed to capture PM emissions.

Keywords: particulate matter; emissions; electrostatic precipitation; corona discharge; small heat sources; computational fluid dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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