Developing an intelligent software for selection and design of air pollution control devices for industries

In this study, intelligent software was proposed to perform selection and design of air pollution control devices as well as pretreatment ones. These control devices were selected from among 4 groups of devices, including electrostatic precipitators, bag filters, venturi scrubbers, and cyclones. Regarding pretreatment devices, the process was carried out among either cyclones or gravity settling chambers. For both air pollution control and pretreatment devices, the process was accomplished after determining input parameters such as removal efficiency, diameter, their weight percentage and type of particulate matter, pressure drop, and economic value of collected particulate matter. The most important advantage of the software developed in this study compared with others is its accurate and comprehensive design process. In addition, unlike the other software, the proposed software is capable of designing multiple devices. Finally, the developed software in this study's precise design process reduces designing time and minimizes the possibility of common errors occurring in the design process.