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1 4th Annual Conference on Ammonia, Oct 15 – 16, 2007
Demonstrate Ammonia Combustion in
Diesel Engines
Aaron Reiter
Song-Charng kong
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Iowa State University
Acknowledgements: Iowa Energy Center (Norman Olson, Floyd Barwig)
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Background
• Motivation
• Ammonia (NH3) combustion does not generate CO2
• Biorenewable; Hydrogen carrier, key to hydrogen economy, etc.
• Challenges
• Ammonia is very difficult to ignite
• Octane number ~ 130
• Autoignition T ~ 651 ºC (gasoline: 440 ºC; diesel: 225 ºC)
• Erosive to some materials
• Fuel induction system modification
• Less energy content – maximize energy substitution using NH3
• Others …..
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Approach
• Introduce ammonia to the intake manifold
• Create premixed ammonia/air mixture in the cylinder
• Inject diesel (or biodiesel) to initiate combustion
• Without modifying the existing injection system
Diesel ignition
Induce NH3
combustion
Burn out
premixed NH3
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Presentation Outline
• Ammonia combustion properties and implications
• Chemical kinetics study
• Experimental setup
• Baseline engine performance with diesel fuels
• Engine test using dual fuel – diesel/NH3 • Emissions results
• Summary
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Thermodynamics/Chemistry
• Stoichiometric chemical reaction
3 2 2 2 20.75 ( 3.76 ) 1.5 1.91NH O N H O N+ ⋅ + ⋅ → ⋅ + ⋅
2.641418.610313716.0456-33.5NH3Ammonia
2.766042.3823014.3217---C14.4H24.9Diesel
2.57814431015.291---C7H17Gasoline
2.702726.98508.95378.4C2H5OHEthanol
2.69002012036.43564.7CH3OHMethanol
Energy Content (MJ/kg-
stoichiometric mixture)
Energy Content
(MJ/kg-fuel)
Latent Heat
(kJ/kg) (Air/Fuel)s
Boiling Point (°C)
MoleculeFuel
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Thermo-Chemistry
• Adiabatic flame temperature of NH3/diesel mixture
• NH3 energy fraction with different equivalence ratios
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1400
1600
1800
2000
2200
2400
fracenergy,NH3
T a d
ia b
a ti
c
[K ]
PHI=0.5
PHI=1.0
Phi=0.9
PHI=0.8
PHI=0.7
PHI=0.6
Adiabatic T is the final equilibrium T.
In engines, we need to know how fast the reaction goes!
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Chemical Kinetics – Methane/Ammonia
• Ignition delay – important parameter in CI engines
• Replacing HC fuel with NH3 will delay ignition
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1 10 100 1000
Autoignition of CH4-NH3-Air System
S y s te
m T
e m
p e ra
tu re
( K
)
Time (ms)
9.5%-CH4/0%-NH3
4.5%-CH4/5.0%-NH3
1.5%-CH4/8.0%-NH3
autoignition
Need to rely on HC fuel
to initiate combustion!
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Chemical Kinetics – Diesel/Ammonia
• Ignition delay in a constant-volume chamber
• Diesel/NH3 system
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
2200
2400
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
T History
10-90 20-80 40-60 90-10
S y st
e m
T e
m p
e ra
tu re
( K
)
T ime (ms)
Diesel-NH3 (%):
Increasing NH3
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Test Engine
• John Deere 4045 Engine
• Turbocharged, 4-cylinder, 4.5 liter displacement
• Popular Deere engine – various tracker & Genset applications
• Peak torque range – 280 ft-lb at 1400 rpm
• Test conditions
• Various engine speeds (1000 ~ 1800 rpm)
• Various engine loads (5% ~ 100%) for each speed
• Each speed/load point – with and without NH3 induction
• Test data – torque, BSFC, emissions
• Only selected data are shown
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Ammonia Fueling System
• Fuel system
• Vapor ammonia introduced into the intake duct – after turbo,
before manifold
Liquid NH3 tank
Fuel line Induction
point
Fuel line
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Test Results – Constant NH3 Flow Rate
• Using one ammonia tank and single fuel line
0
100
200
300
400
500
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
1800rpm Engine Torque
E n
g in
e T
o rq
u e
( ft
-l b
)
E n
e rg
y b
y N
H 3
(% )
Engine Load (%)
Diesel baseline
Diesel+ NH3
Energy replacement by NH3
0
100
200
300
400
500
-50
0
50
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
1400rpm Engine Torque
E n g in
e T
o rq
u e (
ft -l b )
E n e rg
y b
y N
H 3 (%
)
Engine Load (%)
Diesel baseline
Diesel+ NH3
Energy replacement by NH3
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Test Results – Constant Torque
• Induce more NH3
• Fixed at different diesel fueling, adjusted NH3 flow
rate to maintain constant torque
• Can achieve 5% diesel / 95% NH3 energy ratio
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
0 20 40 60 80 100
1000 rpm
T o
rq u
e (
ft -l b
)
Load (%)
Diesel+NH3
Diesel
0
1
2
3
4
5
0 20 40 60 80 100
1000 rpm
F lo
w R
a te
( g
/s )
Load (%)
NH3
Diesel
0
200
400
600
800
1000
0 20 40 60 80 100
1000 rpm
B S
F C
( g
/k W
-h r)
Load (%)
NH3
DieselBSFC_diesel & BSFC_NH3 calculated separately
based on individual flow rate and torque contribution
Poor diesel BSFC
Poor NH3 BSFC
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Test Results – Variable Torque
• Goal – to achieve maximum energy substitution
• Diesel fueling was maintained at approximately 5%
• Adjusted NH3 rate for desirable engine torque
0
50
100
150
200
250
0 20 40 60 80 100
1400 rpm, 5% Diesel Energy
T o
rq u
e (
ft -lb
)
Load (%)
Diesel+NH3
Diesel 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0 20 40 60 80 100
1400 rpm, 5% Diesel Energy
F lo
w R
a te
( g
/s )
Load (%)
NH3
Diesel
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
0 20 40 60 80 100
1400 rpm, 5% Diesel Energy
B S
F C
( g
/k W
-h r)
Load (%)
NH3
Diesel
Can achieve high NH3 ratio
but poor fuel economy
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Test Results – Using Biodiesel
• B100 was used
• Can achieve similar results as regular diesel fuel
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
0 20 40 60 80 100
1000 rpm, Biodiesel
T o
rq u
e (
ft -lb
)
Load (%)
Diesel+NH3
Diesel
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
1400 rpm, 5% Biodiesel Energy
T o
rq u
e (
ft -lb
)
Load (%)
Diesel+NH3
Diesel
Constant engine torque Variable engine torque
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Emissions Measurement
• Gaseous emissions – HC, CO, CO2, NOx, O2
• Emission analyzer modification for this study
• Certain materials were replaced by stainless steel
• Baseline diesel conditions
2
4
6
8
10
12
0 20 40 60 80 100
Pure Diesel Fuel
C O
2 (
% )
Diesel Load (%)
0