electrostatic precipitator

American  

noun

1. a device for removing small particles, as of smoke, dust, or oil, from a gas, as air, by passing the gas first through an electrically charged screen that gives a charge to the particles, then between two charged plates where the particles are attracted to one surface.

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Other Word Forms

• electrostatic precipitation noun

Example Sentences

"All you would need to do is to collect them with an electrostatic precipitator -- a device that exposes the charged particles to an electric field and efficiently sweeps them away."

From Science Daily

Martinez Refining continues to operate using an electrostatic precipitator to filter out particulates from its emission stream.

From Los Angeles Times

You may also see models that use other air purifying technologies, including electrostatic precipitators, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation and photocatalytic oxidation.

From Washington Post

Investigators concluded the Feb. 18, 2015, explosion was the result of a hydrocarbon release from the fluid catalytic cracker unit into the electrostatic precipitator — a filtration device that removes fine particulates.

From Los Angeles Times

Investigators concluded the blast was the result of a hydrocarbon release from the fluid catalytic cracker unit into the electrostatic precipitator -- a filtration device that removes fine particulates.

From Los Angeles Times