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 Wast

Wet scrubber systems have some advantages over electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) and baghouses. Wet scrubbers are smaller and more compact than baghouses or ESPs. They have lower capital cost and comparable operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. Wet scrubbers are particularly useful in the removal of PM with the following characteristics:

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