Title :
Calculation of corona onset voltage for duct-type precipitators
Author :
Abdel-Salam, Mazen ; Wiitanen, Dennis
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner., Dhahan, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
A pure theoretical method for calculating the onset voltage of corona in duct-type electrostatic precipitators that is independent of the arrangement of discharge wires relative to the collecting plates is described. This method is based on a criterion for self-recurring single electron avalanches in a known electric field distribution in the ionization zone surrounding the discharge wire. The results computed by this method are in reasonable agreement with those measured experimentally
Keywords :
corona; discharges (electric); electric fields; electrostatic precipitators; corona onset voltage; discharge wires; duct-type electrostatic precipitators; field distribution; ionization zone; self-recurring single electron avalanches; Atmospheric measurements; Corona; Electrons; Electrostatic measurements; Equations; Industry Applications Society; Ionization; Pollution measurement; Voltage; Wires;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
