Novel cross flow precipitator

Researchers at Ohio University (OU) have recently proposed a new cross-flow hybrid wet vibrational precipitator. It consists of a large number of wet ropes which act as collection electrodes. These electrodes are made of inexpensive and durable hydrophilic material and set across the particulate laden flue gas with discharge electrodes deployed before and after the dust collecting grounded electrodes. High particulate collection efficiency is attributed primarily to extremely large dust collection surface area of the ropes, which is several times larger than the collection area in conventional precipitators. The technology is being tested in OU's Electrostatic Precipitator Laboratory in collaboration with OU's industry research partners. Preliminary test results are presented and discussed.