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Water curtain

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030033

1. APCD that draws the exhaust stream through a continuous curtain of moving water to remove suspended particulate. A water curtain may also be called a drip curtain or waterfall.Water-wash system means an APCD that uses a series of baffles to redirect the upward exhaust stream through a water wash chamber with downward water flow to remove suspended particulate.

2. Type of control device that draws the exhaust stream through a continuous curtain of moving water to scrub out suspended PM.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030033
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEnvironmental technologies
References40 CFR 63.11444 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 63.11511 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "1. APCD that draws the exhaust stream through a continuous curtain of moving water to remove suspended particulate. A water curtain may also be called a drip curtain or waterfall.Water-wash system means an APCD that uses a series of baffles to redirect the upward exhaust stream through a water wash chamber with downward water flow to remove suspended particulate.\n\n2. Type of control device that draws the exhaust stream through a continuous curtain of moving water to scrub out suspended PM.",
  "subject": "Environmental technologies",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.11444 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 63.11511 (CFR 2013)"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/water-curtain/"
}

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