Modeling and simulation of marine SCR system based on Modelica

2022 ◽  
pp. 146808742110722
Author(s):  
Jie Shi ◽  
Yuanqing Zhu ◽  
Hui Peng ◽  
Haoyu Yan ◽  
Tinghui Li ◽  
...  

With the increasing awareness of global marine environmental protection, the emission of ship exhaust pollutants is strictly restricted. Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology is the mainstream technology to reduce ship NOx emission and make it meet IMO tier III regulations. A SCR reaction kinetic model based on Modelica language was established by Dymola software to predict the denitration efficiency, ammonia slip rate, and other parameters of SCR system. According to the functional structure of marine SCR system, the SCR system model is divided into urea injection module, mixer module, and SCR reactor module. The model was verified by SCR system bench test of WD10 diesel engine, which proved that the model can preferably reflect the actual situation. Using the established model, the effects of temperature, flow rate, NH3/NOx Stoichiometric Ratio (NSR), and cell density on the denitration performance of SCR system were analyzed. The results showed that the exhaust gas temperature and NSR have a great influence on the denitration efficiency. The injection amount of urea solution in marine SCR system should be based on the exhaust gas temperature and exhaust flow rate.

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael I. Foteinos ◽  
George I. Christofilis ◽  
Nikolaos P. Kyrtatos

The transient performance of a direct-drive large two-stroke marine diesel engine, installed in a vessel operating in a seaway with heavy weather, is investigated via simulation. The main engine of the ship is equipped with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) after treatment system for compliance with the latest International Maritime Organization (IMO) rules for NOx reduction, IMO Tier III. Because of limitations of exhaust gas temperature at the inlet of SCR systems and the low temperature exhaust gases produced by marine diesel engines, in marine applications, the SCR system is installed on the high-pressure side of the turbine. When a ship sails in heavy weather, it experiences a resistance increase, wave-induced motions, and a time-varying flow field in the propeller, induced by ship motions. This results in a fluctuation of the propeller torque demand and, thus, a fluctuation in engine power and exhaust gas temperature, which can affect engine and SCR performance. To investigate this phenomenon and take into account the engine–propeller interaction, the entire propulsion plant was modeled, namely, the slow-speed diesel propulsion engine, the high-pressure SCR system, the directly driven propeller, and the ship's hull. To simulate the transient propeller torque demand, a propeller model was used, and torque variations due to ship motions were taken into account. Ship motions in waves and wave-added resistance were calculated for regular and irregular waves using a 3D panel code. The coupled model was validated against available measured data from a shipboard propulsion system in good weather conditions. The model was then used to simulate the behavior of a Tier III marine propulsion plant during acceleration from low to medium load, in the presence of regular and irregular waves. The effect of the time-varying propeller demand on the engine and the SCR system was investigated. 1. Introduction The effect of waves on a marine propulsion system is a complex phenomenon involving interactions between different subsystems of the propulsion plant, i.e., the prime mover, the propeller, and the ship's hull. Ships sailing in heavy weather conditions experience a resistance increase, wave-induced motions, and a time-varying flow field in the propeller. This leads to a fluctuation of the propeller torque demand which results in a fluctuation in engine-produced power and exhaust gas temperature.


Author(s):  
Jinbiao Ning ◽  
Fengjun Yan

Urea-based selected catalytic reduction (SCR) systems are effective ways in diesel engine after-treatment systems to meet increasingly stringent emission regulations. To achieve high NOx reduction efficiency and low NH3 slip, the control of the SCR system becomes more challenging, especially in transient operating conditions with model uncertainties. To effectively address this issue, this paper proposed a compound control strategy with a switching mechanism between an active disturbance rejection (ADR) controller and a zero-input controller. The ADR controller estimates and rejects the total (internal and external) disturbances from the SCR system when the exhaust gas temperature is high and its variation is small. The zero-input controller is used to lower ammonia surface coverage ratio to avoid high ammonia slip when exhaust gas temperature suddenly rises. The proposed control strategy is validated through a high-fidelity GT-Power simulation for a light-duty diesel engine over steady states and federal test procedure (FTP-75) test cycle. Its effectiveness is demonstrated especially in rapidly transient conditions with model uncertainties.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 179-193
Author(s):  
M. Feroskhan ◽  
Ismail Saleel

Biogas is a promising alternative fuel for compression ignition (CI) engines owing to its renewability and carbon neutrality. In this study, biogas was used along with diesel in a CI engine in dual fuel mode, i.e. biogas is inducted along with air and this mixture is ignited by the in-cylinder injection of diesel. The viability of using cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles as an additive to diesel was also explored. The effects of three parameters, viz. biogas flow rate and concentration of CeO2 nanoparticles and applied load on engine performance were investigated under constant speed operation. These parameters were varied in the ranges of 0 - 12 litre/min, 0 - 35 mg/litre and 5 - 22 N.m respectively. The experimental test matrix was reduced to 16 trials using Taguchi’s approach. Performance was quantified in terms of brake thermal efficiency, volumetric efficiency, diesel consumption, exhaust gas temperature and overall equivalence ratio. The criteria for optimum performance were defined as maximum brake thermal and volumetric efficiencies and minimum diesel consumption, exhaust gas temperature and overall equivalence ratio. Optimum operating conditions were identified by evaluating the signal to noise ratio (SNR) for each performance parameter and using the higher-the-better (HTB) or lower-the-better (LTB) condition as applicable. Contributions of individual parameters towards the performance indices were found using ANOVA. Load was found to be the main contributing factor for brake thermal efficiency, exhaust gas temperature and overall equivalence ratio. Biogas flow rate showed significant contribution towards volumetric efficiency. Biogas flow rate and load had comparable influences on diesel consumption. Addition of nanoparticles showed minor contribution towards all the performance parameters.


Author(s):  
Mostafa Raafat Kotob ◽  
Tianfeng Lu ◽  
Seddik S. Wahid

Direct Water Injection (DWI) is commonly used in many nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions control applications due to its effect to reduce the adiabatic flame temperature. In this paper an experimental test rig is designed to study the effect of water injection spray inside a simulated gas turbine combustor from the gas fuel. The practical work introduced by the chemical reaction methodology followed by the experiment which was presented and discussed carefully. Results are obtained in term of the exhaust gas temperature and different injection parameters including position, direction and fuel mass flow rate on the nitrogen oxide emission value in PPM (Parts per Million) at different conditions. The results showed that the best water injection effect was obtained at 45° degree inside the primary air zone. Injection location has a major effect on the NOx reduction as the best injected location is the Primary air zone compared with the direct fuel nozzle tip due to the increase of the water droplets residence time inside the combustor and perform a vortex that will affect the reduction of exhaust gas temperature and NOx emission respectively. The huge impact was observed at LPG (Liquefied Petroleum gas) flowrate 2.7L/min and water to fuel ratio about 0.4 as the NOx value was decreased about 73% from almost 381 PPM to 73 PPM. The chemical reaction arrangement order methodology presented good agreement with the experimental results at different fuel flow rate and equivalence ratio. The chemical Reaction equations were implemented to calculate the different adiabatic flame temperatures which is experimentally known as the exhaust gas temperature and impacted directly the NOx emission results.


Catalysts ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanqing Zhu ◽  
Qichen Hou ◽  
Majed Shreka ◽  
Lu Yuan ◽  
Song Zhou ◽  
...  

Due to the low temperature and complex composition of the exhaust gas of the marine diesel engine, the working requirements of the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst cannot be met directly. Moreover, ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, and other ammonium deposits are formed at low temperatures, which block the surface or the pore channels of the SCR catalyst, thereby resulting in its reduction or even its loss of activity. Considering the difficulty of the marine diesel engine bench test and the limitation of the catalyst sample test, a one-dimensional simulation model of the SCR system was built in this paper. In addition, the deactivation reaction process of the ammonium salt in the SCR system and its influencing factors were studied. Based on the gas phase and the surface reaction kinetics, the models of the urea decomposition, the surface denitrification, the nitrate deactivation, and the sulfate deactivation were both constructed and verified in terms of accuracy. Moreover, the formation/decomposition reaction pathway and the catalytic deactivation of ammonium nitrate and ammonium bisulfate, as well as the composition concentration and the exhaust gas temperature range were correspondingly clarified. The results showed that within a certain range, the increase of the NO2/NOx ratio was conducive to the fast SCR reaction and the NH4NO3 formation’s reaction. Increasing the exhaust gas temperature also raised the NO2/NOx ratio, which was beneficial to both the fast SCR reaction and the NH4NO3 decomposition reaction, respectively. Furthermore, the influence of the SO2 concentration on the denitrification efficiency decreased with the increase of the exhaust gas temperature because of increasing SCR reaction rate and reversibility of ammonia sulfate formation, and when the temperature of the exhaust gas was higher than 350 °C, the activity of the catalyst was almost unaffected by ammonia sulfate.


2020 ◽  
Vol 399 ◽  
pp. 145-153
Author(s):  
Munseok Choe ◽  
Dogyeong Kang ◽  
Dooseuk Choi

As it is difficult to confirm mixed shape and mixing ratio which depend on the actual mixer inside the SCR, the present study on mixed shape and mixing ratio has been conducted by producing an SCR system simulator. Total 19 sensors were installed and the system was designed not to allow formation of a negative pressure inside the exhaust pipe. The experiment was conducted setting engine rpm, temperature, mixer shape, and distance as the experiment variables. As a result of the experiment, in the case of non-mixer type, a phenomenon was found where urea became locally packed as the exhaust gas and urea were not mixed and, when an R-type mixer was applied, urea was formed being spread on the whole. It was also confirmed that uniformity index was increased by 8 % in average when an R-type mixer was used in comparison to that of the non-mixer type, and the non-mixer type failed to achieve flow uniformity of 90 % or higher while the case where an R-type mixer was used could achieve it when the distance was 20 cm or bigger. Based on such a result, changes in the uniformity of urea and exhaust gas depending on existence of a mixer, exhaust gas temperature, engine rpm, and distance could be confirmed. It is thought that additional studies are required to be conducted later on the effect of a change in the mixer shape on flow uniformity.


2020 ◽  
pp. 431-434
Author(s):  
Oliver Arndt

This paper deals with the conversion of coke fired lime kilns to gas and the conclusions drawn from the completed projects. The paper presents (1) the decision process associated with the adoption of the new technology, (2) the necessary steps of the conversion, (3) the experiences and issues which occurred during the first campaign, (4) the impacts on the beet sugar factory (i.e. on the CO2 balance and exhaust gas temperature), (5) the long term impressions and capabilities of several campaigns of operation, (6) the details of available technologies and (7) additional benefits that would justify a conversion from coke to natural gas operation on existing lime kilns. (8) Forecast view to develop systems usable for alternative gaseous fuels (e.g. biogas).


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