United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
AirandEner _.._, _,
Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Research and Development
EPA Project Summary
EPA/600/SR-92/104 August 1992
ESPVI 4.0 Electrostatic
Precipitator V-l and
Performance Model: User's
Manual
Phil A. Lawless
The User's Manual is the companion
document for the microcomputer pro-
gram ESPVI 4.0, Electrostatic Precipi-
tator V-l and Performance Model. The
program was developed to provide a
user-friendly interface to an advanced
model of electrostatic precipitation
(ESP) performance. The program is ca-
pable of modeling standard ESP con-
figurations as well as those that might
be proposed for improved performance.
It incorporates many of the latest de-
velopments in prediction of ESP per-
formance, including electrical waveform
effects, non-rapping reentrainment, and
electrode misalignment.
This Project Summary was developed
by EPA's Air and Energy Engineering
Research Laboratory, Research Tri-
angle Park, NC, to announce key find-
ings of the research project that is fully
documented In a separate report of the
same title (see Project Report ordering
Information at back).
The Manual
The manual provides the documenta-
tion needed to load the program from its
disks, sets up the computer configuration
for optimal operation, and introduces the
operation of the program. The user is ex-
pected to be familiar with the operation of
an ESP and know the important factors
that affect it. An example ESP is provided
with the program to help with the manual's
exposition. It is taken from a report de-
scribing measurement of the unit's perfor-
mance and so provides a direct compari-
son of the model's predictions.
The program consists of a series of
menu screens; the document is similarly
organized, with increasing levels of detail
provided as the menus become more spe-
cific. Finally, a section on the underlying
algorithms discusses typical values that
might be encountered with the model.
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Phil A. Lawless is with Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709
Norman Plaks is the EPA Project Officer (see below).
The complete report consists of paper copy and diskette, entitled "ESPVI 4.0
Electrostatic Precipitator V-l and Performance Model: User's Manual:
Paper Copy (Order No. PB 92-169 614/AS; Cost: $19.00, subject to change)
Diskette (Order No. PB 92-502 251/AS; Cost: $90.00, subject to change)
(Cost of diskette includes paper copy.)
The above items will be available only from:
National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
Telephone: 703-487-4650
The EPA Project Officer can be contacted at:
Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Center for Environmental Research Information
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Official Business
Penalty for Private Use
$300
BULK RATE
POSTAGE & FEES PAID
EPA
PERMIT No. G-35
EPA/6QO/SR-92/104
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