Patent ID: 9272291
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B03C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An electrostatic precipitator comprising: a chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet; a plurality of stages including at least a first stage adjacent a second stage, the plurality of stages disposed in the chamber and each stage having a plurality of discharge electrodes disposed in an interior region and bounded by an upstream baffle on an end proximate the air inlet and bounded by a downstream baffle on an end proximate the air outlet and having at least one sidewall between the upstream baffle and the downstream baffle, the sidewall configured as a collection electrode and having a plurality of apertures disposed along a length between the upstream baffle and the downstream baffle; and wherein the upstream baffle of the first stage is positioned in staggered alignment relative to the upstream baffle of the second stage and the downstream baffle of the first stage is positioned in staggered alignment relative to the downstream baffle of the second stage.