Using a minimum of mathematics this book provides a ready reference to problems, methods of operation and maintenance of electrostatic precipitators for electrical engineers concerned with power generation, engineers in papermaking, mining, cement works, chemical engineering, and municipal incinerators concerned with environmental protection measures.

This manual covers the fundamentals of electrostatic precipitation; mechanical and electrical components of electrostatic precipitators; factors influencing precipitator performance; measurement of important parameters; advantages and disadvantages of cold-side, hot-side, and flue gas conditioned electrostatic precipitators; safety aspects; maintenance procedures; troubleshooting procedures; the usage of a computer model for electrostatic precipitation; and features of a well-equipped electrostatic precipitator.

Many industrial, power generation and chemical processes produce unwanted fine particulate material as a consequence of their operation. Electrostatic precipitation is a highly efficient method of removing entrained particulate contaminants from exhaust gases and is extensively used in these industries to limit particulate emissions. New legislation aimed at improving the environment by further limiting these discharges has resulted in the technique undergoing considerable development over the past decade, to the point where it has become the method of choice, over a wide range of applications, for limiting particulate discharges. In this new book, the editor has brought together an international team of contributors, mainly industrialists and consultants, to produce an authorative and practical guide to electrostatic precipitation. This book is of interest to all those in process industries or power generation and to academics concerned with gas cleaning and environmental issues.