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electrostatic precipitator

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electrostatic precipitator [i′lek·trə‚stad·ik prə′sip·ə‚tād· ər]
(engineering)
A device which removes dust or other finely divided particles from a gas by charging the particles inductively with an electric field, then attracting them to highly charged collector plates. Also known as precipitator.


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TurboSonic will supply a SonicKleen[TM] Wet Electrostatic Precipitator (WESP) System to control particulate emissions from a power boiler at a pulp mill and two TurboVenturi Scrubbers for a manufacturing operation.
HEPA filtered air was supplied at the top of the column, and an electrostatic precipitator (MistBuster, Air Quality Engineering, Inc.
However, Wallace found that an electrostatic precipitator that he installed in his ducts could remove about 90 percent of the ultrafines, but only if the filtering system was cleaned monthly.
 
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