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13-09-2020 | Original Research

Small scale pellet boiler gas treatment in fog unit

Authors: Dagnija Blumberga, Vivita Priedniece, Elvis Kalniņš, Vladimirs Kirsanovs, Ivars Veidenbergs

Published in: International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering | Issue 2/2021

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The current research is aimed at experimentally finding out characteristic parameters of the operation of the fog unit and their effect on the efficiency of particulate matter capture. To conduct the experiment, a laboratory equipment—fog unit—was designed and prepared. The fog unit is suitable for 10, 20 and 30 kW pellet boilers. The impact of the parameters on essential changes of indicators important for PM capture is described: sprayed water and gas contact surface; droplets and gas contact time in the unit; droplets holdup in the unit. In the process, a regression equation for predicting the effectiveness of PM capture in a direct contact fog unit is obtained. A good experimental and calculated data correlation is observed (adjusted R squared statistics is 85.32%).

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Title: Small scale pellet boiler gas treatment in fog unit
Authors: Dagnija Blumberga
Vivita Priedniece
Elvis Kalniņš
Vladimirs Kirsanovs
Ivars Veidenbergs
Publication date: 13-09-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering / Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 2008-9163
Electronic ISSN: 2251-6832
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-020-00357-x

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