Abstract:
The steps of the method of the invention are preferably practiced on apparatus consisting of components arranged in a closed system for removing particulate matter and gases from a polluted gas stream that includes a sorbent particulate charging and injection gun (11) for electrostatically charging sorbent particles and injecting them into a polluted gas stream (30) to charge and agglomerize pollution particulates therein, the stream flowing into a collection system housing that contains a series of moving and static bed filters (60 to 63) and provides for operation at pressures less than atmospheric; and at temperatures up to two thousand (2000) degrees F. The filter beds are maintained across the housing and spaced apart from front to back therein, each filter containing a media material selected for removing the charged agglomerized pollution and sorbent reacted particulates and reacting with gases in the polluted gas stream, providing for removal thereof to clean that gas stream that is then vented to atmosphere. At least one and preferably a plurality of moving bed filters are arranged in the collection system housing, each, in turn, receiving and passing the gas stream therethrough, which filter beds each including rotary airlock and rotary valves for maintaining a closed system and preventing infiltration of outside air within the housing while still allowing new media materials to be added and vented out of the filter, and a static bed filter (63) is used as a final clean-up filter.
Abstract:
A purging electrostatic gun (10) includes a housing (20) wherein a charging electrode (36) is maintained that is electrically coupled to receive a high voltage (18) and is axially centered in a cylindrical barrel charging section (26) wherethrough a laminar flow of sorbent material is directed. The charging electrode (36) has a forward portion that extends beyond a barrel charging section (26) forward end and is immediately opposite to a surface of a ground ring (31) or collar. A purging air flow is directed into the housing (20) to pass across the barrel charging section outer surface (26) and the grounding ring (31) or collar surface to prohibit sorbent particles from collecting on the grounding ring or collar as could interfere with generation of a corona discharge that extends from the charging electrode (36) end portion radially wherethrough the sorbent material particles travel and are electrostatically charged.
Abstract:
A hopper system (11) and electrostatic gun (12) is disclosed for injecting electrostatically charged sorbent particles (15) into a polluted gas stream (A). The invention includes a hopper system (11) with a mass flow hopper (16). Air from a regenerative blower (24) mixes with the sorbent (15) and transport the sorbent (15) into an electrostatic gun barrel (36). A charging wand (37) provides electrostatic charge to all the sorbent particles (15) which are then passed into a polluted gas stream (A) where the sorbent particles attract submicron size pollution particles. Agglomerized sorbent (15) and pollution particles are passed through a series of filter beds (13, 14), cleaning the gas stream which is then vented to the atmosphere (93).
Abstract:
Apparatus (10) arranged in a closed system for removing particulate matter and gases from a polluted gas stream that includes a sorbent particulate charging and injection gun (11) for electrostatically charging sorbent particles and injecting them into a polluted gas stream to charge and agglomerize pollution particles therein, the stream flowing into a collection system housing (54) that contains a series of moving (60, 61, 62) and static (63) filter beds and provides for operations at pressures less than atmospheric, and at temperatures up to two thousand degrees F.