1.

0 TITLE
Dust Removal Efficiency using Wet Scrubber System
2.0 OBJECTIVE
To determine the scrubber dust removal efficiency, under constant dust loading with
various water flow rate.
3.0 INTRODUCTION
Wet scrubber is defined as industrial equipment that uses gasliquid separation to remove
dust from a gas stream before discharge to the atmosphere. !n these systems, the
scrubbing liquid "usually water# comes into contact with a gas stream containing dust
particles. The greater the contact of the gas and liquid streams, the higher the Dust
Removal Efficiency "DRE#.
There are a large variety of wet scrubbers$ however, all have one of three basic
operations%
a. &umidification "of air#% This process increases si'e of fine dust particles and ma(es
collection easier
b. )ontact of liquid and dust filled air% This is the (ey operation that governs collection
efficiency of the scrubber. Water droplets in the path of the air stream collect dust
particles while the air stream flows around it
c. Separation of dirty liquid and clean air% During this operation, the dust*water mi+ture
accumulates, and as they grow larger, they collect into the water hopper. &igh
collection efficiencies can be achieved in scrubbers by maintaining velocities of air
that are high enough to drive dust through the surface tension of water droplets. ,
good design scrubber produced a secondary generation of water droplets and induced
a mist collection section. -igure . shows a typical wet scrubber for dust removal.
.
-igure . Typical wet scrubber system
-or dust removal application%
/ollutant 0oading 1 Dust 0oading 1
AF
DFI
DL =
Where%
DL is the dust loading, the quantity of the dust in grams per one cubic meter of gas "air#,
gm
2
DFI is the dust feeding rate to the air stream% defined as the quantity of the artificial dust
loaded into a stream of air per second, grams
AF is air flow measured by the outlet flow meter, m
2
s
Dust Removal Eff!e"!# $DRE% of the wet scrubber can be defined as the ratio of the
quantity of dust or pollutant removed by the washing liquid "water# to the original dust
loading in the inlet air stream.
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Wet scrubber efficiency 1
4 .55

=
DLi
DLo DLi
DRE
Where%
DRE is the dust removal efficiency or the overall wet scrubber efficiency
DL
i
is the inlet dust loading measured in gm
2
$ this is equal to DL
Dl
o
is the outlet dust loading, measured by calibrated dust sensor
&.0 'ATERIAL( ) 'ET*ODOLO+,
&.1 E-.e/me"t 10 To determine the inlet dust intensity meter reading "4# against the
dust loading capacity "To calibrate the dust meter reading#
.. Start the water pump, allows the water to circulate in the scrubber system.
3. -ull open the outlet valve 63. 7pen the air inlet 62 valve at 854.
2. )losed the drain valve, by switch the motori'e control valve switch to close position.

9. ,llows the water in the wet scrubber to accumulate at the bottom of the cone. The
water level is about .3 of the cone height, allows good air sealing effect.
8. Switch 7: the air blower to ma+imum suction rate. )lose the air inlet valve by .3.
;. )hec( the pressure inside the scrubber is maintains at *5.3 to 5.2 (/a vacuum
pressure,
<. ,fter the water level in bottom cone have the reach the 854 of the ma+imum level.
,d=ust the drain valve opening gradually, until the pump delivery flow rate is same as
the scrubber drainage rate. So that the water level in the bottom cone is maintains in
the steady condition.
>. -ill the dust silo with fine dust particular.
?. ,t the Data acquisition software "D,@# control screen, set the rotary valveAs feed rate
to . rpm.
.5. Start the dust feeding system, by switch 7: the rotary feeding valve.
... Ensure the dust particular is flow into the scrubber chamber, by chec(ing at the
transparent pipe in the dust feeding line.
.3. Record the dust meter reading when the rotary valve feeding speed is . rpm. -ill in
Table ..
2
.2. ,d=ust the rotary valve feeding speed to 3 rpm and records dust meter reading into
Table ..
.9. Repeated step .2 with different feeding speed "2, 9 and 8 rpm# and record the
corresponding dust reading into Table ..
Result
Table .
Ds!usso"
.. Based on the test result in Table ., plot the graphs of the inlet dust meter reading
against the dust loading capacity to establish the relations of the dust loading "D0#
with dust meter reading "DCR#
&.2 E-.e/me"t 20 Determine the scrubber dust remove efficiency, under constant
dust loading with various water flow rate.
.. Switch 7: the air blower set to ma+imum speed, allow ma+imum air flow rate.
3. Switch 7: the water pump circulation system.
2. ,d=ust the scrubberDs water drain valve and maintain the water level at .3 of the
bottom cone.
9. -ill up the dust silo with dust.
8. Switch 7n the rotary valve ad=usts the dust feeding rate to 3 rpm. )losed the air inlet
valve by .3.
;. )hec( the pressure inside the scrubber is maintains at *5.3 to 5.2 (/a vacuum
pressure.
<. Wait for 2 second, until the condition is steady, record the inlet E outlet dust meter
reading into Table 3.
Rotary valve
feeding speed, rpm
Dust loading rate
"D0#, g m
2
Dust meter
Reading, 4
.
3
2
9
8
9
>. ,d=ust the water flow rate to 35 lpm, record the dust meter reading "both inlet and
outlet# into Table 3.
?. Repeated step > with different flow rate as per stated in Table 3 and record the
corresponding dust meter reading into Table 3.
.5.
Result
Table 3
Ds!usso"
.. Based on the result in Table 3, determine the scrubber dust removal efficiency for
each of water flow rate.
3. /lot the graph of the water flow rate against the scrubber efficiency.
1/o!e2u/e of s3ut2o4" t3e (#stem
The wet scrubberDs water tan( must be clean, after completion of e+periments.
.. Switch off the wet scrubber power.
3. )onnect the water hose to the pumpDs discharge outlet. To drain away the polluted
water, open 6alve 6. and closed 63 valve.
2. Refill the tan( with fresh water and pump out the water again, until the water tan( is
cleared.
9. Fse the fresh water to flush the dust trapped in the wet scrubberDs chamber. 7pen valve
63 and closed 6. valve, run the pump to allow the fresh water to wash the internal
part of the chamber.
Water flow rate,
lpm
Dust loading rate
" D0 #, g m
2
G3 rpm.
!nlet Dust meter
Reading, 4
7utlet Dust meter
Reading, 4
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