EP0617640A1 - Separateur electrique muni d'electrodes collectrices alveolees. - Google Patents

Separateur electrique muni d'electrodes collectrices alveolees.

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EP0617640A1
EP0617640A1 EP92924701A EP92924701A EP0617640A1 EP 0617640 A1 EP0617640 A1 EP 0617640A1 EP 92924701 A EP92924701 A EP 92924701A EP 92924701 A EP92924701 A EP 92924701A EP 0617640 A1 EP0617640 A1 EP 0617640A1
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star
shaped elements
shaped
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honeycomb
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EP0617640B1 (fr
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Christian Schulmerich
Wilhelm Moeller
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GEA Group AG
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Metallgesellschaft AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
    • B03C—MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
    • B03C3/00—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapour, e.g. air, by electrostatic effect
    • B03C3/34—Constructional details or accessories or operation thereof
    • B03C3/40—Electrode constructions
    • B03C3/60—Use of special materials other than liquids
    • B03C3/64—Use of special materials other than liquids synthetic resins
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
    • B03C—MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
    • B03C3/00—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapour, e.g. air, by electrostatic effect
    • B03C3/02—Plant or installations having external electricity supply
    • B03C3/04—Plant or installations having external electricity supply dry type
    • B03C3/06—Plant or installations having external electricity supply dry type characterised by presence of stationary tube electrodes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
    • B03C—MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
    • B03C3/00—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapour, e.g. air, by electrostatic effect
    • B03C3/34—Constructional details or accessories or operation thereof
    • B03C3/40—Electrode constructions
    • B03C3/45—Collecting-electrodes
    • B03C3/49—Collecting-electrodes tubular
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S55/00—Gas separation
    • Y10S55/38—Tubular collector electrode
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/24—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
    • Y10T428/24149—Honeycomb-like
    • Y10T428/24165—Hexagonally shaped cavities

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an electrical separator with honeycomb-shaped precipitation electrodes.
  • the invention has for its object to provide an electrical separator with honeycomb-shaped precipitation electrodes, in which the individual components are connected to one another in a simple manner, so that the number of honeycomb-arranged precipitation electrodes can be adapted relatively quickly and easily to fluctuating exhaust gas quantities or pollutant concentrations.
  • the object on which the invention is based is achieved by an electrostatic precipitator with honeycomb-shaped precipitation electrodes which consist of star-shaped elements, each star-shaped element consisting of three wall parts which are connected to one another in the center and are each arranged at an angle of 120 ° to one another, each on the outer edges Wall portion is arranged in the longitudinal direction at least one pipe section, the pipe sections of two adjacent, star-shaped elements are each arranged one above the other and the individual star-shaped elements are connected to one another by a connecting rod, which is arranged in the pipe sections of at least two adjacent star-shaped elements.
  • the term "pipe section” is to be understood as a piece of a pipe which gives the connecting rod adequate guidance and has a length of 5 to 50 cm.
  • the star-shaped elements are made of electrically conductive materials such as steel or lead.
  • the individual pipe sections are connected to the respective outer edges of each wall part, for example by welding or gluing. It has surprisingly been found that the electro-separator according to the invention can be adapted relatively easily to fluctuating amounts of exhaust gas, the existing separating surface of the precipitation electrodes being able to be fully utilized, since both surfaces of the three wall parts of a star-shaped element which are connected to one another are used as the separating surface can be. If, for example, an increase in the amount of exhaust gas is to be expected, the existing grid of the honeycomb-shaped precipitation electrodes can be enlarged relatively quickly in a simple manner by arranging further star-shaped elements in a corresponding manner.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention is that the star-shaped elements consist of an electrically conductive plastic. It is advantageous that the star-shaped elements can be produced as individual parts with the pipe sections arranged in the longitudinal direction on the outer edges of each wall part, joining methods such as welding or adhesive bonding for connecting the pipe sections to the respective wall part being no longer necessary.
  • FIG. 1 shows the top view of a star-shaped element which consists of three wall parts connected to one another in the center.
  • Fig. 2 shows the cross section of the honeycomb-shaped precipitation electrodes, which consist of the star-shaped elements.
  • FIG. 3 shows the top view of a connection point at which three star-shaped elements according to "A" in FIG. 2 are connected to one another.
  • FIG. 4 shows the side view of a connection point at which three star-shaped elements are connected to one another, according to section B-B in FIG. 3.
  • Fig. 1 the top view of a star-shaped element, which is formed from three centrally connected wall parts (1, 2, 3), is shown, the angle between two adjacent wall parts (1 and 2, 2 and 3, 3 and 1) is 120 °. At least one pipe section (l 1 , 2 ⁇ , 3 ') is arranged in the longitudinal direction on the longitudinal edges of each wall part (1, 2, 3).
  • FIG. 2 the cross section through the honeycomb precipitation electrodes with the connecting rods (4) is shown schematically in a simplified manner.
  • the individual star-shaped elements are connected to one another with the connecting rods (4), the individual connecting rods (4) each being arranged in the tube sections of at least two adjacent star-shaped elements.
  • connection point at which three star-shaped elements are connected to one another via a connecting rod (4) is shown enlarged according to "A" in FIG. 2, the angle between two adjacent wall parts (2, 5, 6) in each case 120 ° is.
  • the outer edge of one wall part (2) is over a Welded connection (2 ") connected to the tubular portion (2 1) is arranged, in which the connecting rod (4).
  • the pipe section (2 ') over the in Fig. 3 pipe sections, not shown, (5' respectively, 6 ') / the are connected to the adjacent wall parts (5, 6) by a welded connection (5 ", 6").
  • the pipe section (2 1 ) has an outer diameter (a) of 10 to 40 mm and an inner diameter (b) of 5 up to 35 mm
  • the diameter (c) of the connecting rod (4) is 5 to 30 mm.
  • FIG. 4 shows the side view of the connection point according to section B-B in FIG. 3, the two wall parts (2, 5) being shown rotated into the plane of the drawing.
  • the pipe sections (2'-, 5 ', 6') are arranged one above the other and connected to the respective outer edge via a welded connection (2 ", 5").
  • the device according to the invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 4.

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  • Electrostatic Separation (AREA)

Abstract

Description d'un séparateur électrique muni d'électrodes collectrices alvéolées qui consistent en éléments en forme d'étoile. Chacun de ces éléments en forme d'étoile comporte trois parois assemblées par le milieu (1, 2, 3). Sur les bords externes de chaque paroi, il y a au moins une section de tube (1', 2', 3', 5', 6') dans le sens de la longueur. Les éléments en forme d'étoile individuels sont reliés les uns aux autres par une tige de raccordement (4) qui est disposée à chaque fois dans les sections de tube (1', 2', 3', 5', 6') d'au moins deux éléments en forme d'étoile voisins.
EP92924701A 1991-12-19 1992-12-10 Separateur electrique muni d'electrodes collectrices alveolees Expired - Lifetime EP0617640B1 (fr)

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DE4141934 1991-12-19
DE4141934A DE4141934C1 (fr) 1991-12-19 1991-12-19
PCT/EP1992/002847 WO1993011875A1 (fr) 1991-12-19 1992-12-10 Separateur electrique muni d'electrodes collectrices alveolees

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