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Particle and Aerosol Research
Vol. 17, No. 2, June 2021, Pages 21-27
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ISSN : 1738-8716 (Print)
ISSN : 2287-8130 (Online)
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The study on collection efficiency of two-stage electrostatic
precipitator using non-metallic electrode for improve corrosion
resistance and light weight
So-Hee An1),2), Yeawan Lee1), Ye-Sle Kim1),3), Yong-Jin Kim1), Bangwoo Han1),3), Hak-Joon Kim1),3) *
1)Environmental System Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
2)School of Mechatronics Engineering, KOREATECH, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
3)Environmental & Energy Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
(Received 29 Mar 2021; Revised 28 May 2021; Accepted 1 June 2021)
*Corresponding author.
Tel.: +82-42-868-7775, E-mail: diayolk@kimm.re.kr
Received 29 March 2021, Revised 28 May 2021, Accepted 01 June 2021, Available online 30 June 2021
http://dx.doi.org/10.11629/jpaar.2021.17.2.021
Abstracts
We developed non-metallic electrodes that can replace metallic electrodes of the electrostatic precipitator(ESP) for
the purpose of light weight, corrosion resistance, cost reduction. We manufactured three types of collection electrodes
made of stainless steel (M), Carbon ink coating layer-Plastic sheet-Carbon ink coating layer (CPC), and Plastic
sheet-Carbon ink coating layer-Plastic sheet (PCP). We studied the collection efficiency of a two-stage ESP using oil
mist particles with and without collection stage by changing the flow rate, the material of collection electrode, and the
applied voltage of the pre-charger module and the collection module. Here we measured concentrations of particles at
diameters of 0.45 ¥ìm (CMD; count median diameter) and 3.0 ¥ìm (MMD : mass median diameter), as well as PM2.5
and PM10. As a result of the experiment, two-stage ESP had 22~25% higher collection efficiency in PM2.5 than
one-stage ESP at the same applied voltage. The difference in collection efficiency by varying the materials of
collection electrodes was less than 5%. The weight of the non-metallic electrode was only one eighth the weight of
the metal electrode. CPC electrode had a thickness of 0.27 mm, which was 1.5 times thinner than a thickness of PCP
electrode, so when the flow rate increased, the CPC electrodes couldn\'t be kept at equal intervals due to the fluttering
unlike PCP electrodes. In addition, the PCP-CPC collection module of the present experiment followed the theoretical
efficiency based on Deutsch equation and Cochet\'s charging theory.
Keywords
Electrostatic precipitator, carbon-coated electrode, plastic-coated electrode