ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM AMMONIA CRACKING DRIVEN BY AMMONIA-HYDROGEN COMBUSTION AND STUDY ON NOx EMISSIONS

Yuan Xiaoxue; Liu Wei; Liu Bin; Kang Zongyao

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1638

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (11) : 154-162. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1638

ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM AMMONIA CRACKING DRIVEN BY AMMONIA-HYDROGEN COMBUSTION AND STUDY ON NO_x EMISSIONS

Yuan Xiaoxue¹, Liu Wei¹, Liu Bin², Kang Zongyao²

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Aspen Plus is used to establish an ammonia decomposition model for hydrogen production using ammonia combustion as the energy source, to analyze the factors affecting the ammonia decomposition rate, and to study the adiabatic flame temperature and NO_x emission during ammonia combustion in detail. Finally, the two systems using ammonia combustion and hydrogen combustion as the energy source were compared. The results show that ammonia decomposition mainly occurs at the inlet of the decomposition reactor, and the heat provided at the inlet can significantly improve the decomposition efficiency. The ammonia decomposition rate is negatively correlated with reactor pressure and positively correlated with temperature. Systems that use ammonia combustion as an energy source reduce NO emissions by as much as 50% about compared to systems that use hydrogen combustion as an energy source.

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ammonia / hydrogen production / combustion chambers / process design / process analysis / NO_x emission

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Yuan Xiaoxue, Liu Wei, Liu Bin, Kang Zongyao. ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM AMMONIA CRACKING DRIVEN BY AMMONIA-HYDROGEN COMBUSTION AND STUDY ON NO_x EMISSIONS[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2025, 46(11): 154-162 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1638

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