ESP SIZING CALCULATION:

a) Dust concentration at inlet to ESP

10220

mg/Nm3

b) Dust concentration at outlet 0f ESP

100

mg/Nm3

c) No. of ESP field

field

d) Recommended design velocity in ESP

1.0

m/s

e) Migration velocity of coal fly ash

10

cm/s

f)

58788

m3/hr

where,

Gas flow rate through ESP

Matts-Ohnfeldt Equation

or

1 - exp{-w(A/Q)k}

[- Qk {ln(1 - )}/ wk]1/k

g) Collection area

h) Specific Collection Area

1456.82

m2

SCA

A/Q

1,456.82/(16.33 x 3600)

0.0247808497

24.8

D/ (A + B + A)

=
=

10.15/(5.06 + 4.6 + 5.06)

0.690

h) Designed Aspect Ratio

i)

Recommended plate area/Electrical T-R Aet or field =

No. of T-R Sets

=
=
=

1,456.82/930
1.57
2.00

930
Sets
Sets
Sets

For best efficiency and to avoid re-entrainment of dust, one more set of T-R/field should be
Required T-R Set/field

3.00

Sets

(from Combustion analysis)

efficiency

= (dust in - dust out)/ dust in

= (10220 - 100)/10220
= 0.99

migration velocity =
Gas flow rate

10

cm/s

16.33

m3/s

0.7

m2 per m3/hr flue gas flow

m2 per m3/hr flue gas flow
m2 per 1000 m3/hr flue gas flow
A
B
D

m2

=
=
=

5.06
4.6
10.15

m
m
m

(obtained
from GA)

ust, one more set of T-R/field should be added. Therefore,