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790 CHAPTER 34 1955 Guide towers and wetted filters they all have a constant resistance during their operation. On the basis of their important characteristics wet collectors may be classified according to Table 2. FILTERS Filters for industrial air and gas cleaning consist primarily of cloth dust collectors and the ultra or absolute type of filter. Cloth dust collectors are generally constructed in the form of housings with' cloth envelopes drawn over wire screen frames or with vertical cloth Table 1. Inertial Separator Characteristics Efficiency Particle Size Range In Microns >100 100-10 <10 Resist ance (Pressure Drop) Description and Remarks Settling and baffle chambers Medium Low Low Low A large chamber to reduce velocity to permit settling. Auxiliary baffles are sometimes used to improve performance Requires large space Large diameter cyclones High Medium to Low Low Low Considered as single body over 3 ft in diam eter Gases and material must be dry. Air-tight dust bins or continuous removal of mate rial must be provided. Space require ments moderate Refined design centrifugals High High Medium to low Medium Available as multiple small diameter tubes, scroll shaped bodies, and multiple louvers Gases and material must be dry. Air-tight dust bins or continuous removal of mate rial must be provided. Space require ments moderate Integral rotor type High High Medium See remarks Rotor acts as air mover and separating ele to low ment Usually limited to dry granular materials and dry gases. Low space requirements No external pressure loss involved but power requirements are higher than usual ex hauster Slotted scroll fan High Medium to low Low See remarks Separation takes place in fan scroll No external loss involved but power require ments are higher than usual exhauster bags or tubes. Cloth filters depend to a great extent on the accumulated dust layer for their effectiveness. Their basic or initial efficiency depends upon the type of fabric employed; felted media such as wool gives higher initial removal than woven fabrics. The increase in resistance to air flow, resulting from the accumulated dust layer, is related to rate of flow, con centration, and characteristics of the contaminant. Removal of the col lected material is accomplished through periodic shaking by single mecha nisms or combinations of them employing rapping, or through reversal of air flow, or by means of high velocity reverse air jets. With shaking or rapping, air flow is not constant and filtering velocities are usually held under 6 fpm. With reverse jets or reverse air flow, substantially constant air flow is maintained and filtering velocities are generally higher (up to 35 fpm). Filtering velocities in all fabric collectors are highly dependent upon the aerosol, fume, or dust being collected. The ultra or absolute type of filter8 may consist of pleated cellulose as- Air Cleaning 791 .:S3 g 2o s t s 5 &4 O 5 Wo if If ga-8*>* a J 2^ ft 3 52 8 3OC - M- HJ . 5 2fi >| 5a aft a S T3 J 1 If ssS 3%a 8 ffet "O<0 52 II .f i'S 1 <3 Cft-a* 3 3 *- c a P +* III >S J3 5 si B O' . ."23 & g5 ffti&fl 2I a 5 -2 *o a ja p 8 | a I 8 ft g 2 -a a ^4 Ia IJS ||i II 0 *3 a-0 to 3ao a4 S> 1 i J-3 2g IIIIf 5* I o 1-1 --a* >44> uoO 5 fi n iii I a a x 5# I 8 B asr e -2, I1 I I a xi !s g * J: --* S'* SIo 51 ' . I2 IS' a 3ab Iisnas s oE -a .o 2 f Ja 3 f => ? . d *3 S gC a |J S^? 1 f = S I| es 1S o| B 8g IIOfgot ft SJ 8~ > * .2 Sg3 oU 25 E J_3B .s2 -cft H :2 & l-i J & -S .2- T a b l e 2. C h a r a c t e r is t ic s o f W e t C o lle c to r s I^ O B I1 to a aS d <c ea I8 IH s-a cE ex O Si -3 2 a*