Pubic concerns related to particulate matter emissions from animal housing operations are
increasing. The goal of this study was to custom develop a simple and low cost electrostatic
precipitator (ESP) for poultry dust control. The performance of the improved electrostatic
precipitator (iESP) to remove a test aerosol was evaluated under a series of operating
voltages between− 60kV and 60kV. The mass and size distributions of the particles were
measured by a cascade impactor. The overall dust removal efficiency ranged from 37% to …