What are the dust collectors and how to choose them?

Regular use of a vacuum cleaner, as well as wet cleaning in the apartment, are not able to eliminate all the dust in the room. Dust particles can settle on furniture, toys, dishes and other household items. In order to achieve maximum cleanliness and get rid of dust, you can purchase a dust collector.

A dust collector is called a unit that was designed to capture the smallest dust and mechanical fractions, impurities of various types from the air stream. It is used during the manufacture of hoods, an aspiration unit, a gas cleaning system, as well as a pneumatic apparatus. The operation of this device is based on air circulation.

The result is well-purified air, which subsequently saturates the entire room. Currently, a dust collector can be bought in a store that sells household appliances.

Particularly relevant is the purchase of this installation in a house where children and people suffering from allergies and asthma live. High quality equipment can purify the air in just a couple of hours. The presence of a dust-collecting unit in those rooms where machines for various purposes operate is considered relevant. In this case, the equipment traps microscopic dirt particles from the air.

Nowadays, people are increasingly using dust collectors not only in production, but also in their own apartment. On the market, you can purchase gas cleaning units for grinders, perforators, as well as centrifugal, vortex, diffusion, rotary, each of which has certain characteristics and capabilities.

The gravity-based dust collecting device is designed by gravity. Due to the influence of the device, dust particles and other contaminants are deposited from the cleaned air. These dust cleaners include dust-collecting chambers that are located in the interior of the ventilation systems of industrial workshops and devices for gas cleaning.

Dust deposition chambers include the following types of devices:

• straight-through;
• ceiling;
• labyrinthine.

The inertial type of dust collectors has such a classification.

The functionality of the scrubbers is due to centrifugal forces. The air, loaded with dust fractions, enters the dust collector, where it is moistened with a liquid film. After that, the heavy dirt particles are directed to the sludge receiver. Another type of wet dust collecting unit is a cyclone with a washing action. In it, dust and dirt are captured by humidification, which occurs by atomizing an air stream.

The operation of the turbulent scrubber is due to the energy of the gas stream on the principle of water atomization.

The dry type dust collector works by centrifugal force and functions as a fan. When the air is shaken, it is freed from dust and dirt. Foam aggregates are often found among wet dust collectors. They have the form of one or more louvered tiers, which can be filled regularly or irregularly laid nozzles. The large contact area contributes to deep interaction and high-quality deposition of the dusty fraction on the film from the liquid. The clean air stream then passes through the mist eliminators, where it is dehydrated and sent to the room.

Some drops, under the influence of gravitational force, fall downward, the remaining ones rise upward. Final cleaning together with dehumidification of air jets takes place at the final stage.

Dust collectors, as well as filtering installations, which are based on contact action, are able to retain dust fractions during the passage of air through dry or wet materials of a porous structure. This device may include fabric, a layer of synthetic fiber, paper, wire mesh, granular material, as well as ceramic or metal rings.

Contact action filters have found their application in various fields. Currently, more than 70% of devices for the elimination of dust in a room fall on this type of dust collectors. Almost every ventilation device in a public or residential building uses such a filter. It is considered a good option for an apartment.

Models of dust collectors of an electrostatic type are considered the most popular due to their affordable price and good quality. In them, air purification occurs due to the ionization process. After turning on the device, ionized air moves and thereby attracts dust particles with a negative charge... In this case, the plates of the device itself have a positive charge, due to which dust is attracted and remains on the filter.

In addition, these units do not need special care, they only need to remove dust residues weekly with wet wipes. The presence of an ionizer is an additional advantage of the device, since it is characterized by a high efficiency in eliminating viruses, bacteria, and unpleasant odors in the room.

The oil dust collector has also found its place in people's lives; it is often used on main pipelines and compressor shops. It looks like a vessel consisting of 3 sections. Due to the flushing, settling and bumping level, oil dust collectors clean air masses of high quality.

Currently, the following brands of dust collection equipment are in great demand among consumers:

• "Karcher";
• Daikin;
• Electrolux;
• Boneco.

Many other units have proven themselves well, helping to purify the air and create comfort and health in the room. According to consumer reviews, dust trapping installations help in the fight against colds and thus do not negatively affect the body's defenses.

Since there are a huge number of models of dust collectors for the home on the market, the choice of this device is usually not easy. When buying a unit, you should pay attention to the following points:

• dimensions of the room in which the device will be installed;
• the usual amount of dust;
• the presence of people prone to manifestations of allergic reactions;
• the presence of filters in the dust collector;
• the presence of tobacco smoke in the room;
• their financial capabilities.

If the room has small parameters, then a car filter may be enough for it. Allergy sufferers are advised to buy devices that work on a HEPA filter. Such dust collectors clean the air from the smallest pollutants. When choosing a dust collector, do not forget that it is worth considering how much waste is generated per hour by the equipment, its power, electricity consumption, and also the quality of functioning.

See below for how the dust extractor works.