Meaning of sneakage | Babel Free

Definitions

The situation where gases carrying dust bypass the active electrode system of an electrostatic precipitator.

uncountable

Examples

“Improved performance is obtained by reducing gas flow unevenness, dust flow unevenness, dust reentrainment, and gas sneakage.”

“Sneakage and poor gas flow distribution adversely affect the collection efficiency. Sneakage occurs when a portion of the gas bypasses the electrified regions of the ESP by flowing through the hopper area and high voltage feed-through areas.”

“Gases flowing between the very outmost collector plates and the wall of the housing, and gases flowing above and below the electrode systems, carry dust and give rise to sneakage.”

CEFR level