Held in Kruger Gate, Mpumalanga, South Africa - May 17 - 21, 2004

The International Conference on Electrostatic Precipitation (ICESP) is the official conference of the International Society for Electrostatic Precipitation (ISESP).  

The following is a list of papers from the IX ICESP Conference.  

Click on the series title to view abstract in that series section.   

A 1-5 Series - ESP Fundamentals (Tuesday, May 18, 2004)

A01     EFFICIENCY OF THE PRECIPITATION OF FINE PARTICLES INFLUENCED BY THE ESP SUPPLY MODE.

A02     ENHANCED CORONA DISCHARGE USING INNOVATIVE RIGID DISCHARGE ELECTRODES (RDE).

A03     IMPROVEMENT OF FINE PARTICLES COLLECTION EFFICIENCY IN LARGE PULVERIZED COAL POWER PLANTS. ESPS RETROFITTING TO HYBRID COLLECTORS.

A04     THE INFLUENCE OF THE DISCHARGE ELECTRODE SHAPE ON THE EFFICIENCY OF ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR.

A05     TURBULENCE STUDIES OF NEGATIVE CORONA ESP. 

A 6-10 Series - ESP Fundamentals (Tuesday, May 18, 2004)

A06     PRECIPITATION OF FINE PARTICLES CONSIDERING UNCERTAIN DUST PROPERTIES

A07     STATIC AND DYNAMIC BACK-CORONA CHARACTERISTICS.

A08     STUDY ON CHARGING PARTICLES OF THE MAGNET ENHANCEMENT CORONA DISCHARGES.

A09     TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF AN ESP SYSTEMS ENGINEER - BACK TO BASICS AT MATIMBA

A10     ACOUSTIC HORN MADE ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR COLLECTING PLATE AND HOPPER CLEAN IN ZHANGJIAKOU POWER PLANT.

A 11-15 Series - ESP Fundamentals (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)

A11     ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR ENHANCEMENT BY ONLINE MONITORING OF COLLECTING ELECTRODE MASS.

A12     PRECIPITATOR EMISSION MANAGEMENT - THE WIDER PERSPECTIVE.

A13     CENTRALIZED CONTROL AND MONITORING OF MULTIPLE ESPS IN POWER STATION

A14     PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS ACHIEVED WITH HIGH FREQUENCY SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLIES

A15     THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ALGORITHM FOR THE DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCY FOR MINIMIZING BACK CORONA IN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS.

A 16-20 Series - ESP Fundamentals  (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)

A16     ORCHIDEE: EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION OF COAL ASH COLLECTION IN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS.

A17     IMPROVEMENTS OF AN EUROPEAN TYPE ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR WITH CHINESE DESIGN EXPERIENCES

A18     ON THE EFFICIENCY UPGRADING RETROFIT OF OLD FLY ASH PRECIPITATORS IN CHINA .

A19     PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE AND RESULTS OF ESP OPERATION COLLECTING HIGH RESISTIVITY FLY ASH WITH HIGH DUST LOAD.

A20     HOW TO ELIMINATE ESP INSULATOR THERMAL BREAK DOWN AND INSULATION AGING.

A 21-25 Series - ESP Fundamentals  (Thursday, May 20, 2004)

A21     ESP EMISSION REDUCTIONS WITH ADVANCED ELECTRODE RAPPING TOGETHER WITH NOVEL ENERGIZING METHODS.

A22     CFD SIMULATION OF GAS FLOW AND PARTICLE MOVEMENT IN ESPS.

A23     SOLUTION AND ANALYSIS ON THREE DIMENSIONAL MATH MODEL OF DUST CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTION IN ESP.

A24     SIMULATION OF PARTICLE TRANSPORT IN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS.

A25     DEMYSTIFYING THE RATING PLATE OF T/R SETS.  

A 26-30 Series - ESP Fundamentals  (FRIDAY, May 21, 2004)

A26     IMPROVED CONTROL OF PRIMARY FINE PARTICULATE EMISSIONS WITH ELECTROSTATICALLY STIMULATED FABRIC FILTRATION.

A27     ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS, BAG FILTERS AND EMISSION STANDARDS FOR COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS IN CHINA..

A28     VELOCITY FIELDS IN AN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR MODEL MEASURED BY PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY.

A29     S03 INJECTOR FOULING IN FLUE GAS CONDITIONING SYSTEMS.

A30     FLUE GAS CONDITIONING - SO3 INJECTION RATES FOR SOUTH AFRICAN COAL ASHES

A 31-32 Series - ESP Fundamentals  (FRIDAY, May 21, 2004)

A31     THE NEWEST TECHNICAL RESULTS CAPABLE OF REMARKABLY INCREASING ESP EFFICIENCY.

A32     OPTIMIZATION OF EXISTING ESP'S REPRESENTED BY AN EXAMPLE..

B 1-3 Series - ESP Applications (Tuesday, May 18, 2004)

B01     RETROFIT OF SCR -SYSTEMS - FORMATION MECHANISMS OF SO3- AEROSOLS AND IMPLICATIONS ON THE FLUE GAS CLEANING SYSTEM.

B02     EXPERIENCES OF WET TYPE ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED FOR SO3 MIST REMOVAL IN BOILERS USING HIGH SULFUR CONTENT FUEL .

B03     ELECTROSTATICALLY AUGMENTED GRANULAR GAS FILTERS: A SOLUTION IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM?

B 4-9 Series - ESP Applications (Tuesday, May 19, 2004)

B04     ON THE CHOICE OF ESP DESIGN FOR A MULTITUDE OF WORLD LOW SULPHUR COALS.

B05     INVESTIGATIONS ON FLY ASH RESISTIVITY OF VARIETIES OF COALS USED IN INDIAN POWER PLANTS.

B06     RETROFITTING POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN INDIAN POWER PLANTS and OTHER INDUSTRIES TO MEET THE PRESENT MORE STRINGENT NORMS.

B07     APPLICATION OF WP TYPE ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR FOR SINTER BAND.

B08     CONDITIONS FOR ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS AFTER BIOMASS FIRED BOILERS.

B9     DESIGN AND FEA OF A LINEAR ELECTROSTATIC MOTOR.                                          

C 1-5 Series - Cold Plasma and Other Technologies (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)

C01     ALL - SOLID STATE PULSER DESIGN FOR A PULSED CORONA FLUE GAS POLLUTION MITIGATION SYSTEM.

C02     LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF THE PLASMA-ENHANCED ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR FOR MERCURY REMOVAL IN COAL- FIRED BOILER FLUE GAS.

C03     FROM ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION TO CORONA PLASMA SYSTEM FOR EXHAUST GAS CLEANING.

C04     RESULTS OF THE INDIGO AGGLOMERATOR TESTING AT WATSON POWER STATION.

C05     MOBILE FACILITY FOR ON- LINE FLUE GAS CHARACTERIZATION.

C 6-8 Series - Cold Plasma and Other Technologies (Thursday, May 20, 2004)

C06     THE EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH ON ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION OF PULSED STREAMER CORONA PLASMA REACTOR.

C07     LIGHT EMISSION FROM THE SURFACE OF SPIKE-TYPE DISCHARGE ELECTRODE AT NEGATIVE CORONA DISCHARGE IN A NON-THERMAL PLASMA REACTOR.

C08     USE OF COMPUTER MODEL TO PREDICT ESP ENHANCEMENT WITH THE INSTALLATION OF AN INDIGO BI-POLAR AGGLOMERATOR.

D 1-4 Series -  New ESP Technologies (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)

D01     ON EXPERIENCES OF THE APPLICATION OF HIGH FREQUENCY POWER CONVERTERS FOR ESP ENERGIZATION.

D02     NEW IDEAS OF ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION POWER CONTROL.

D03     STUDY ON SPRAYING CORONA DISCHARGE TECHNOLOGY WITH GROUNDING DISCHARGE ELECTRODES FOR PURIFYING FLUE-GAS.

D04     STUDY ON MAGNETIC SEAL TECHNOLOGY OF ASH UNLOADING DEVICE WITH IMPELLER OF EPS.