The Influence of Injector Operating Conditions on the Performance of a Urea - Water Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) System

Author(s):  
John L. Calabrese ◽  
Joseph A. Patchett ◽  
Karl Grimston ◽  
Gary W. Rice ◽  
Gregory W. Davis
Author(s):  
Antonín Skřivánek ◽  
Pavel Sedlák ◽  
Adam Polcar ◽  
Petr Dostál

Presented paper describes monitoring of basic parameters for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system used in an agricultural tractor. SCR systems are used to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) produced by combustion of fuel. The usage of SCR catalytic converters entails certain disadvantages in the use of reducing agent and the necessity of suitable operating conditions to achieve optimum efficiency of the catalytic converter. This paper aims to predict consumption of AdBlue depending on the temperature of SCR catalytic converter, which reflects the engine load and monitoring the effectiveness of SCR catalytic converter when operating a tractor engine with a maximum dose of fuel. To fulfill those aims, the measurements have been performed on the Case Puma 185 CVX agricultural tractor. As the measurement results indicate, the lowest NOx emissions correspond to high consumption of AdBlue. Other studies imply that the catalytic converter operates at optimal operating temperature and with the highest efficiency of NOx emission reduction. The effectiveness of NOx emission reduction is thus affected not only by quantity of injected reagent but also by catalytic converter thermal load. Further measurement results indicate that the lowest amount of emissions of NOx (and the highest efficiency rate) is achieved by catalytic converter in a range in which the engine operates with the highest engine efficiency.


2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Kusaka ◽  
M Sueoka ◽  
K Takada ◽  
Y Ohga ◽  
T Nagasaki ◽  
...  

NOx conversion performance of a urea-selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system comprising V2O5/TiO2 catalyst under steady state operating conditions of an 8-litre, common-rail turbo direct injection (TDI) diesel engine was investigated. It was shown that the urea-SCR system achieves 70–90 per cent NOx conversion under medium and high load conditions at 1440 r/min and that NOx conversion is low under low load conditions because of the low catalyst temperatures and the NO/NO2 ratio being higher than unity. It was also shown that NOx conversion exceeds 90 per cent when the catalyst temperature is higher than 530 K. To investigate the details of the chemistry and thermofluid dynamics within the urea-SCR system, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code that incorporates detailed surface chemistry was developed based on the modified subroutines of CHEMKIN-II. The spatial variations of chemical species including NO and NH3 in a thin catalyst channel was calculated using the model. The calculated result of NO conversion showed relatively good agreement with experimental results.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 969-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine K. Lambert

The selective catalytic reduction of NOx with aqueous urea (“urea SCR”) is originally a steady-state technology that has been successfully applied to diesel vehicles worldwide. This Perspective summarizes 20+ years of SCR system research, design, and future improvements.


Author(s):  
S-C Jung ◽  
W-S Yoon

Nitrogen oxide (NO x) reduction by the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system assisted by an oxidation precatalyst is modelled and analytically investigated. The Langmuir—Hinshelwood SCR kinetic scheme with vanadium-based catalyst and ammonia (NH3) reductant in conjunction with the NO—NO2 conversion reaction over a platinum-based catalyst is used. The effects of the ratio of the oxidation precatalyst to the SCR monolith volume, the gas temperature, the space velocity, and the NH3-to-NO x concentration ratio on the de-NO x performance are parametrically examined. The oxidation precatalyst promotes NO x conversion at low temperatures. At intermediate temperatures, the NO x reduction is either activated or deactivated with increase in the space velocity. A higher oxidation precatalyst-to-SCR monolith volume ratio tends to promote the NO x reduction of higher space velocities. At high temperatures, the de-NO x efficiency is very high and insensitive to the space velocity. The NO x conversion efficiency depends on the NH3-to-NO x ratio at low temperatures.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartosz Kaźmierski ◽  
Krzysztof Górka ◽  
Łukasz Kapusta

In the present study, an innovative design of the urea-selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system without conventional mixing elements was developed. The aim was to obtain a high degree of urea decomposition, and uniform ammonia distribution at the inlet to the catalyst, while minimising the liquid film deposition and keeping the compact design. The concept of the design was based on creating high turbulences and elongating the flow paths of the droplets. The design was verified through a series of numerical simulations based on the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) approach and a discrete droplet model (DDM) spray representation. The analysis included various operating conditions as well as subcooled and superheated sprays. A uniform ammonia distribution was achieved regardless of the operating points and spray properties. Additionally, in the case of the flash-boiling injection, a further reduction of the wall film was observed.


Author(s):  
Larry Swanson ◽  
Hua Zhang ◽  
Doug Byrd

A physical flow model of a gas turbine (GT) simple-cycle Selective-Catalytic-Reduction (SCR) system was constructed to a 1/16 geometric scale to validate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) predictions and examine the impact of tempering air injection on system performance. Repeatable velocity contours and tempering air dispersion profiles were developed for baseline (no tempering air), and 12- and 6-lance tempering air injector configurations. The conclusions from the study are: (1) relative to the no lance baseline case, the 12-lance configuration tends to force more of the inlet flow towards the top of the duct, whereas the 6-lance configuration does not affect the upstream profile significantly, (2) adding tempering air does not have a significant impact on the diffuser inlet velocity distribution and has a minor effect on the velocity and dispersion profiles at the NOX-catalyst inlet, (3) at the NOX-catalyst inlet, the 6-lance configuration with tempering air exhibits a slightly skewed flow toward the lower right corner of the duct with a coefficient of variation (COV) of 19.4%, which is slightly better than that for the 12-lance configuration, (4) at the NOX-catalyst inlet, the 12-lance configuration disperses tempering air best because its COV is 20.8% relative to a 27.3% COV for the 6-lance configuration, and (5) a comparison between the local mixing-cup temperature contours for both 12- and 6-lance configurations, based on tracer injection into the tempering air flow, confirms that the CFD model does a good job of qualitatively predicting the heat and mass transport processes in the GT simple-cycle SCR system.


2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khoa Nguyen ◽  
Dani Fadda ◽  
Mark Buzanowski

A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system, when designed for a simple cycle turbine, presents a significant calculation and modeling challenge due to its compact design and stringent performance requirements. In particular, uniform flue gas velocity profiles, required by environmental catalysts installed in the ductwork of this system, must be met. Custom flow devices optimized for the turbine. SCR system and ductwork are required. Cold flow and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling are employed to design flow devices that provide adequate velocity profiles. The purpose of this paper is to present (1) steps taken to optimize the ductwork internals and (2) measured and calculated velocity profiles.


Author(s):  
Yao Ma ◽  
Junmin Wang

This paper presents two observers for estimating the aging condition of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems in vehicle applications. SCR systems have been widely recognized as one of the leading engine exhaust gas aftertreatment systems for reducing diesel powertrain tailpipe NOx emissions in ground vehicle applications. While fresh SCRs are quite effective in reducing tailpipe NOx emissions, their NOx reduction capabilities and performances may substantially degrade with in-service aging. To maintain the emission control performance of a SCR system for a diesel engine during the entire vehicle service life, it is thus critical to have an accurate estimation of the SCR system aging condition. In this paper, two Lyapunov-based observers utilizing the measurements of NOx and ammonia concentrations are analytically developed and verified in simulations for estimating the SCR aging condition. The measurement uncertainty is explicitly considered in the observer design process. A sufficient condition for the boundedness of the estimation error is derived. Simulation results under the US06 test cycle demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed observers.


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