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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-030033 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Subject | Environmental technologies |
| References | 40 CFR 63.11444 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 63.11511 (CFR 2013) |
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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.",
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