sneakage

English

Etymology

sneak +‎ -age

Noun

sneakage (uncountable)

1. The situation where gases carrying dust bypass the active electrode system of an electrostatic precipitator.
   • 1996, Howard D. Hesketh, Air Pollution Control: Traditional Hazardous Pollutants, →ISBN:

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

   • 2012, Barbara Toole-O'Neil, Dry Scrubbing Technologies for Flue Gas Desulfurization, →ISBN, page 57:

     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.

   • 2012, K.R. Parker, Applied Electrostatic Precipitation, →ISBN, page 137:

     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.

Coordinate terms

• sweepage