Electrostatic precipitator construction having movable spacers
US4519818A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB03C3/86
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved construction for an electrostatic precipitator. An electrostatic precipitator collects solid particles carried by a flue gas from a source of combustion. The precipitator includes a plurality of spaced parallel plates for collecting solid particles from a flue gas by electrostatic attraction of the solid particles to the plates. A second plurality of elongated electrodes is positioned among the plates. Each of the electrodes is mounted between a pair of adjacent plates. A third plurality of identical spacers is positioned between adjacent plates. The spacers are pivotally mounted on each of one of a pair of adjacent plates. The spacers are positioned substantially parallel to the respective plate so that the plates may be handled with ease during installation. Upon completion of installation of the plates, the spacers are moved to and locked in an attitude substantially perpendicular to the plate and in abutment to the adjacent plate to hold the plates in a flat attitude and to maintain adjacent surfaces of adjacent plates equidistantly spaced from one another.
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