Transfer Functions of Ammonia and Partly Cracked Ammonia Swirl Flames
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ArticleKAUST Department
Clean Combustion Research CenterPhysical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
Mechanical Engineering Program
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URF/1/4051-01-01Date
2023-01-27Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/687450
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The replacement of hydrocarbon fuels by ammonia in industrial systems is challenging due to its low burning velocity, its narrow flammability range, and a large production of nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide when burned close to stoichiometric conditions. Cracking a fraction of ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen prior to injection in the combustion chamber is considered a promising strategy to overcome these issues. This paper focuses on evaluating how different levels of ammonia cracking affect the overall burning velocity, the lean blow-off limit, the concentration of nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide, and the flame response to acoustic perturbations. Swirl stabilized premixed flames of pure ammonia–air and ammonia–hydrogen–nitrogen–air mixtures mimicking 10%, 20%, and 28% of cracking are experimentally investigated. The results show that even though ammonia cracking is beneficial for enhancing the lean blow-off limit and the overall burning velocity, its impact on pollutant emissions and flame stability is detrimental for a percentage of cracking as low as 20%. Based on an analysis of the flame dynamics, reasons for these results are proposed.Citation
Shohdy, N. N., Alicherif, M., & Lacoste, D. A. (2023). Transfer Functions of Ammonia and Partly Cracked Ammonia Swirl Flames. Energies, 16(3), 1323. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031323Sponsors
This research was funded by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology through the CRG project “Tailoring Flame Dynamics in Carbon Free Combustors,” grant number URF/1/4051-01-01. The authors would like to thank Thibault Guiberti for the interesting discussions on ammonia swirling flames and the technical staff of the Clean Combustion Research Center, more specifically Et-touhami Es-sebbar. The authors also sincerely thank Amit Katoch, Samir Rojas Chavez, Daniel Vigarinho de Campos, and Vigneshwaran Sankar for their help during the measurement campaign.Publisher
MDPI AGJournal
EnergiesAdditional Links
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/3/1323ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3390/en16031323
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