PARAMETRIC STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR: A NUMERICAL APPROACH

This paper presents the results obtained from numerical simulation of an electrostatic precipitator (ESP). In this study, detailed analysis of the ESP was completed based on different parameters. The main objective of this simulation was to calculate the effects of various parameters on the performance of the ESP, i.e., the collection efficiency, total number of accumulated charged particles, etc. The results showed that the applied voltage at the electrodes significantly influenced the collector’s performance. At 25 kV, the collection efficiency reached 100% for 5 µm particle tracing and the total number of accumulated charged particles was 1.5 × 104. Furthermore, the results showed that the larger the size of the particle, the larger will be the collection efficiency and number of accumulated particles. © 2022 by Begell House, Inc.