Abstract:
A method and to a device for the electrostatic separation of fine dust particles from gases that flow through a housing (1) containing perforated plates (6) and electrodes (4, 5). An electric field is created between the electrode (4) on the inflow opening side and the electrode or electrodes (5) having positive polarity on the outflow side. The removal of negatively charged fine dust particles (9) is carried out by deposition on the inflow side of the perforated plates (6), and the removal of positively charged fine dust particles (11) is carried out on the outflow side. Fine dust particles without charge (10) are charged after the last perforated plate (6) in an ionization chamber (8) and deposit on the outflow side of the last perforated plate (6).
Abstract:
Disclosed is a system for filtering airborne particles from an occupied space. The system permits the removal of airborne particles by manipulating both the charge and the size of the particles, thus enabling the capture of particles that most other typical filtration systems leave behind. More specifically, the system captures small airborne particles through the use of a series of electric fields, forcing them to be trapped in a series of filters or collide to form larger particles, whereby their movement and capture are subsequently governed primarily by airflow. The system controls particle behavior by utilizing specific electromagnetic fields to collide particles, capture particles, and deactivate live pathogens that get captured.
Abstract:
A vertical electrostatic coalescer comprises a first and second electrode surface and a horizontally disposed foraminous surface. The first electrode surface and horizontally disposed foraminous surface are at ground potential. The first and second electrode surfaces share the same planar orientation relative to the central longitudinal axis of the vessel. The unique arrangement of the vessel and opposing pairs of first and second electrode surfaces provides for a substantially uniform voltage field around a perimeter of the vessel and an effective voltage field for coalescence within a center of the vessel. A circular-shaped distributor pipe or a distributor housing serves to absorb momentum of the incoming emulsion stream and distribute the stream into an interior of the vessel.
Abstract:
An electrostatic air conditioner having at least one ion emitting member (i.e., corona frame) and at least one ion collecting member (i.e., collecting cartridge) is provided. The corona frame and collecting cartridge are configured to have active and passive areas and be removable from the housing within which they are positioned. The passive areas provide additional spacing between the active area and the side walls of the housing, and provide several advantages over existing electrostatic air conditioners, e.g., eliminates barriers between active corona wires and the housing walls, which prevents any settling of chemically active or electrically active matter (vapor or particles) on such barriers and/or housing walls (due to air flow).
Abstract:
A particulate filtration apparatus, for exhaust gases, combustion gases and the like, comprising an enclosure (2) that can be arranged along a circuit (3) for the output of a flow of exhaust gases, combustion gases and the like, prior to their release into the outside environment. The enclosure (2) defines internally a duct (4) that can be crossed by the flow and is affected by a perforated conducting plate (5), kept at a negative electrical potential, for the emission and dispersion in the duct (4) of electrons that can be coupled to polluting particles (B) carried by the flow and substantially constituting the particulate, consequently giving them a negative electrical charge. Along the duct (4), downstream of the perforated plate (5), there is at least one accumulation plate (6), which is kept at a positive electrical potential, for the attraction and stable adhesion of the electrically charged particles (B) on the accumulation plate (6). The filtration apparatus comprises at least one conducting filament (7), which is kept at a negative electrical potential and faces and is proximate to at least one respective opening (8) of the perforated plate (5), in order to define a primary source of emission and dispersion of electrons, which can be coupled to the particles (B) carried by the how, substantially proximate to their crossing of the opening (8).
Abstract:
A charged particle filtration system includes a replaceable charged filtration high air flow filter media, that may have an antimicrobial agent, to reduces costs and increases air purifying efficiency. The system is preferably used in locations that have traceable or even harmful amounts of bacteria, viruses, or germs in the air and have a high occupancy turnover rate, such as hospital rooms. The charged filtration system comprises the high air flow filter media and a conductive electrode array affixed to the high air flow filter media at one of the upstream surface and the downstream surface.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a filtration system and method that uses a corona discharge grid and a series of electrostatic grids to filter ambient particles. The filtration system eliminates, or greatly reduces, the pressure drop across the associated filter media.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for removal of particles and VOC from an airstream, in which particles carried by the airstream are charged by a corona ionizer and then collected by an electrically enhanced filter downstream of the ionizer. A catalytic filter downstream of the electrically enhanced filter removes VOC as well as ozone generated by the ionizer.
Abstract:
It is possible to provide a device and a method for combusting particulate substances which particulate matters discharged from an internal combustion engine can be effectively combusted, and the device configuration is simple and does not become large and heavy. The combustion device has: an introduction portion 8 used to introduce a particulate matter-containing gas 5 discharged from the exhaust port of an internal combustion engine; a charging unit 11 which is provided on the downstream side of the introduction portion 8, and in which all or part of the particulate matters 6′ are e negatively charged by bringing the particulate matter-containing gas into contact with; an electric discharge unit 15 which is provided in an insulation pipe 100 which is connected to the downstream side of the charging unit 11, and in which the particulate matters 6′, all or part of which are negatively charged, are introduced into a silent discharge area A1 and are combusted with an increased retention time, the silent discharge area being generated between an anode and a cathode; a discharge portion 9 which is connected to the insulation pipe 100 at the downstream side of the electric discharge unit and which discharges the combusted gas; and a power source unit which applies an electric field to the charging unit and the electric discharge unit.
Abstract:
An apparatus includes an air path housing, a charging-unit high-voltage electrode to charge airborne microorganisms introduced in the air path housing, a charging-unit ground electrode disposed so as to face the charging-unit high-voltage electrode, a hydrophilic filter to capture the airborne microorganisms charged by the charging-unit high-voltage electrode, a capturing/inactivating-unit high-voltage electrode to polarize the hydrophilic filter, and a capturing/inactivating-unit ground electrode disposed so as to face the capturing/inactivating-unit high-voltage electrode.