TUTORIAL 1 (AIR POLLUTION)

CYLONE
1. a). An engineer was requested to determine the cut size and overall collection efficiency of a
cyclone given the particle size distribution of a dust from a cement kiln. Particle size
distribution and other pertinent data are provided below.
Average particle size in range, dp μm Weight percent
1 3
5 20
10 15
20 20
30 16
40 10
50 6
60 3
>60 7
Assume the Lapple design; gas density is negligible; gas viscosity = 0.02 cP; specific gravity
of the particle = 2.9; Inlet gas velocity to cyclone = 50 ft/s; effective number of turns within
cyclones = 5; W of cyclone = 0.25 m.

ESP
1 A duct-type precipitator is to be used to clean 47.2 actual m3/s of an industrial gas stream
containing particulates. The proposed design of the precipitator consists of three bus sections
(field) arranged in series, the first being a third greater than the second; and the second and
the third sections are the same. The inlet loading has been measured as 668 grains/m 3, and a
maximum outlet loading of 3.2 grains/m3 is allowed by the local air-pollution regulations.
The particle migration velocity for the particles has been experimentally determined in a
similar installation, with the following results:
First section (inlet): 0.11 m/s
Second section (middle): 0.107 m/s
Third section: 0.103 m/s
a. What is the total surface area required?
b. Calculate the total mass flowrate of particles captured in each section (1 lb = 7000
grains).
 2. If the plate collection area of an ESP is 6000 m2, the as flowrate is 10,000 m3/min, and the
particle migration velocity is 0.105 m/s, find the efficiency of the ESP using the Deutsch
design equation.

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