ETS/Theodore
Tutorials
Air Pollution
Control Equipment
A Self-Instructional Problem
Workbook
Louis Theodore and Robert
Allen
Department of Chemical Engineering
Manhattan College, Bronx NY
Published by ETS Professional Training
Institute
© 1994 Louis Theodore. 379 pages. ISBN 1-882767-09-8.
Table of Contents
Basic Operations
Conversion of Units · Weight and Mole Fraction
· Average Molecular Weight · Conservation
Law for Mass · Temperature Terms ·
Pressure Terms · Ideal Gas Law ·
Actual Volumetric Flow Rate and Standard Volumetric Flow Rate ·
Mass Flow Rate and Standard Volumetric Flow Rate ·
Discharge Velocity · Reynolds Number ·
Particulate Concentration · Collection Efficiency
· Efficiency of Multiple Collectors ·
Dilution Factor · Overall Collection Efficiency
· Particulate Discharge and Collection ·
Estimation of Vapor Pressure · Gas Concentration
· Stoichiometry and Excess Air ·
Henry's Law · Conservation Law for Energy ·
Required Heat Rate · Gross Heating Value ·
Chemical Reaction Equilibrium · Chemical Kinetics
· Humidity · Updating/Predicting
Equipment Costs · Decision Trees ·
Flow Diagram ·
Problems
Part 1: Particulate Control
Particle Size Distribution (PSD)
PSD 1: Log Normal Distribution
PSD 2: Mean and Standard Deviation
Fluid Particle Dynamics (FPD)
FPD 1: Particle Settling Velocity
FPD 2: Atmospheric Discharge
Gravity Settlers (GRS)
GRS 1: Minimum Particle Size
GRS 2: Traveling Grate Stoker
Cyclones (CYC)
CYC 1: Cut Diameter and Overall Collection Efficiency
CYC 2: Cyclone Selection
Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP)
ESP 1: Design Models
ESP 2: Flow Distribution
ESP 3: Effect of Particle Size Distribution on Design
ESP 4: Bus Section Failure
Venturi Scrubbers (VEN)
VEN 1: Design of a Venturi Scrubber
VEN 2: Venturi Scrubbers in Series
VEN 3: Plan Review - Contact Power Theory
VEN 4: Overall Collection Efficiency
Baghouses (BAG)
BAG 1: Baghouse Operation
BAG 2: Number of Bags, Pressure Drop, and Cleaning Frequency
BAG 3: Bag Failure
BAG 4: Collection Efficiency Model
Part 2: Gaseous Control
Combustion (CMB)
CMB 1: Combustion with
Excess Air
CMB 2: Thermal Afterburner Design
CMB 3: Plan Review of a Direct Flame Afterburner
CMB 4: Plan Review of a Catalytic Afterburner
Adsorption (ADS)
ADS 1: Working Capacity
ADS 2: Non-Regenerable Adsorbers
ADS 3: Fixed Bed Adsorber Design
ADS 4: Regeneration
Absorption (ABS)
ABS 1: Absorption Principles
ABS 2: Packing Height
ABS 3: Tower Height and Diameter
ABS 4: Packed Tower Absorber Design with No Data
Condensation (CON)
CON 1: Surface Condenser Design
CON 2: Dry Cleaner Application
Part 3: Other Considerations
Dry Scrubbers (DRY)
DRY 1: Water Requirement
DRY 2: Dry Scrubber Lime Requirements
Wet Electrostatic Precipitators
(WEP)
WEP 1: WEP Design WEP 2: Tube Alignment
Ionizing Wet Scrubbers (IWS)
IWS 1: Particulate Collection Efficiency and Pressure Drop
IWS 2: Design Procedure
Monitoring (MON)
MON 1: Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) Systems
MON 2: Anderson 2000 Sampler
Economics (ECO)
ECO 1: Breakeven Operation
ECO 2: Annualized Capital and Installation Costs
ECO 3: Air Pollution Control Options
ECO 4: Discounted Cash Flow Method of Analysis
Solutions to Problems
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: SI Units
Appendix C: Viscosity of Gases at
1.0 Atmosphere
Appendix D: Psychrometric Chart
Index
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