Venturi
Venturi
Venturi
Function
The high separation capacity of Venturi
scrubbers is due to the high relative ve-
locity between the dust-laden gas flow
and the scrubbing liquid in the Venturi
throat.
In order to accelerate the gas flow, and
thereby also the scrubbing liquid, it is
necessary to generate energy. This causes
the gas flow to suffer a drop in pressure
which is an approximate first gauge for
the separation capacity.
A = Gas inlet
B = Gas outlet Latest tests show that it is also possible to
achieve good levels of separation with
C = Liquid inlet
low pressure losses if the gas flow is satu-
D = Overflow rated or, even better, super-saturated
E = Discharge with water vapour prior to the scrubbing
F = to the circulation pump zone.
The relative velocity between gas and
Fig. 2 scrubbing liquid must be kept constant
when the quantities of gas fluctuate.
Both of these things can be achieved in
an excellent fashion with a Venturi scrub-
Application
ber, type U. The Venturi scrubber and the
Venturi scrubbers are high performance diffuser gap can be changed using an ad-
separators for fine dusts and aerosols. justable cone and can thus be suited to
Fine dusts and aerosols are classified as the corresponding quantities of gas. This
solid particles or liquid droplets of a size can be done manually or automatically.
of 2.5 µm or smaller. The extent of the adjustment is generally
the pressure loss on the gas side of the
Venturi scrubber.
The control spindle is fixed below the
Venturi throat. This means that the de-
sired level of gas saturation can be
achieved in the gas inlet chamber situat-
ed above by feeding in scrubbing liquid.
If necessary Venturi scrubbers can also be
supplied with drive from above.
Materials
Type U Venturi scrubbers are available in
suitable materials to meet every need.
Plastics
thermoplastic with or without GRP rein-
forcement, as e. g. PP, PE, PVC/GRP,
PVDF/GRP.
Steel
with or without corrosion protection,
stainless steel and special materials such
as titanium, Hastelloy etc.
Fig. 1
Manually adjustable Venturi scrubber Type U DN 1000 with centrifugal separator
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Venturi Scrubber Type U Standard version
Areas of application
Aerosol and fine dust separation
Advantages
o Adjustable pressure difference
(manual or automatic)
o Constant pressure difference
despite load fluctuations
o Resistant to fouling
o Can be combined with other
components
Fig. 3