Simulation of Micron and Submicron Particle Trapping by Single Droplets with Electrostatic Fields

Qiaoqun Sun, Wei Zhang, Yu Zhang (), Yaodong Dan, Heming Dong, Jiwang Wen, Qian Du and Jianmin Gao
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Qiaoqun Sun: School of Aerospace and Construction Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
Wei Zhang: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Yu Zhang: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Yaodong Dan: China Institute of Special Equipment Inspection, Beijing 100029, China
Heming Dong: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Jiwang Wen: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Qian Du: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Jianmin Gao: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 22, 1-16

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.

Keywords: charged droplets; sphericity; numerical simulation; trapping efficiency (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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