Finite element analysis of corona in wire-duct electrostatic precipitators

Author

Al-Hamouz, Zakariya Mahmoud

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

401

Abstract

This paper is aimed at the analysis of corona power loss associated with wire duct electrostatic precipitators (WDEP). The finite element method (FEM) is used to solve the Poisson´s equation and a modified method of characteristics is used to satisfy the current continuity condition. The two methods are repeated iteratively to get a self consistent solution of the describing equations. The effectiveness of this approach is tested by comparing the computed results with previously experimental and calculated values. The agreement with experimental results is found to be satisfactory

Keywords

Poisson equation; corona; electrostatic precipitators; finite element analysis; iterative methods; Poisson´s equation; corona power loss; current continuity condition; describing equations solution; finite element analysis; method of characteristics; wire-duct electrostatic precipitators; Breakdown voltage; Corona; Current density; Electrodes; Electrostatic analysis; Electrostatic precipitators; Finite element methods; Geometry; Petroleum; Poisson equations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Conference, 1999. Thirty-Fourth IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 1999 IEEE

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

ISSN

0197-2618

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5589-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.1999.799987

Filename

799987