Venturi and Cyclonic Scrubbers
Wet Scrubbers for Particulate Control
Venturi scrubbers use high-energy impaction of liquid droplets to remove particulate from contaminated air streams. Water or other liquors are directed towards a constriction, or “throat,” where the atomized liquid scrubs the particulate from the air and transfers it to the scrubber liquid droplets. This type of technology is a part of the group of air pollution controls referred to as wet scrubbers.
The amount of particulate removed from the air stream, or “control efficiency,” is based on several design elements, including pressure drop and contact time.
Venturi Scrubbers
- Basic: diverse applications
- Flooded Wall: high dust loading or hygroscopic nature of the dust
- Boiler: double-bladed throat damper for constant efficiency in fluctuating gas flows
- Quencher: high-temperature application
- Impactor: multiple scrubbing techniques for dissolving tanks
- Lime Slaker: mounted on top of lime slakers and uses the green slaker feed for scrubbing
- Basic Oxygen Furnace: very high gas volumes (up to 1,000,000 acfm) and dust loadings
- Type C-V: combines a venturi with an enhanced cyclonic separator for large particulates and acid gas removal
- Combination Particulate – Acid Gas Scrubbers: compact and low cost
Retro-fit Variable Venturi scrubber throat with dual damper blades, double-acting pneumatic cylinder with positioner, inlet and converging to replace existing equipment on a pulp mill power boiler.
AirPol Advantages
AirPol’s extensive history of designing venturi scrubbers to handle even the most difficult challenges equals unparalleled expertise in applications requiring wet scrubbers. The AirPol Venturi Scrubber:
- effectively collects sub-micron particles as well as coarser particles at lower pressure drop
- designs to meet any desired particulate removal efficiency
- works without spray nozzles or jets that can cause clogging
- adjustable throat dampers maintain constant removal efficiency at fluctuating gas volumes
- resists corrosion or abrasion via alloy materials and linings
- operate reliably with a proven record of minimal maintenance year after year
Venturi throat with pneumatic rotary actuator, and flanged diverging and converging sections to fit existing scrubber.
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