Section 6 Particulate Matter Controls

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Section 6Particulate Matter ControlsEPA/452/B-02-0012-1Chapter 2Wet Scrubbers for Particulate MatterDaniel MussattiInnovative Strategies and Economics GroupAir Quality Strategies and Standards DivisionOffice of Air Quality Planning and Environmental Protection AgencyResearch Triangle Park, NC 27711Paula Pechan & Associates, Lyckan Parkway, Suite 2002Durham, NC 27707July, 15 2002EPA/452 Process Capture Scrubber Types ........................................ ........................................ .......... Spray Spray Tray Venturi Configuration and Operation of Venturi Storage and Delivery Injection Venturi Throat Chamber and Mist Waste Liquid Collection and Design Velocity and Pressure Size Distribution and Waste Gas Flow Rate, Temperature.

Spray tower applications include control of PM emissions from grinding operations, pigment. 2-7 operations, and dust control in fertilizer plants. Spray towers can also be applied to control PM from asphalt plant aggregate dryers [1]. Spray towers have lower capital costs than other wet scrubbers. Also, spray towers

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