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, and System PM Distribution and Waste Gas Pressure Scrubber Velocity and Cross-Sectional Power Cost Total Ca

tower (turning vanes) [1]. Figure 2.2 shows a diagram of a cyclonic spray tower with a tangential inlet [4]. Liquid droplets entrained in the gas stream experience a centrifugal force resulting from the rotating motion of the gas stream, causing them to migrate toward to the tower walls [2]. The

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