Operation and Maintenance Manual for Electrostatic Precipitators

摘要

The manual focuses on the operation and maintenance (O/M) of typical electrostatic precipitators (ESPs). It summarizes available information on theory and design in sufficient detail to provide a basic background O/M portions of the manual. Although O/M-related air pollution problems cannot be completely eliminated, they can be minimized by the conscientious application of a well planned O/M program. The causes of such problems often very widely, and their effects on deteriorating performance may be direct, indirect, or synergistic. Process, particle, mechanical, environmental, and gas-flow-dynamics factors dictate that O/M programs and troubleshooting be approached from a total system or process/plantwide viewpoint. The variable nature of these factors also requires that O/M programs be individualized and specifically tailored to the needs of the process and installation served. Effective O/M also affects equipment reliability, on-line availability, continuing regulatory compliance, and regulatory agency/source relations.