A Review on Numerical Simulation of Hydrogen Production from Ammonia Decomposition

Rui Ao, Ruihua Lu, Guanghui Leng, Youran Zhu, Fuwu Yan and Qinghua Yu ()
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Rui Ao: Hubei Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Automotive Components, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Ruihua Lu: Hubei Institute of Aerospace Chemical Technology, Xiangyang 441003, China
Guanghui Leng: Wuhan Guohui Intelligent Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430200, China
Youran Zhu: Hubei Institute of Aerospace Chemical Technology, Xiangyang 441003, China
Fuwu Yan: Hubei Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Automotive Components, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Qinghua Yu: Hubei Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Automotive Components, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-24

Abstract: Ammonia (NH 3 ) is regarded as a promising medium of hydrogen storage, due to its large hydrogen storage density, decent performance on safety and moderate storage conditions. On the user side, NH 3 is generally required to decompose into hydrogen for utilization in fuel cells, and therefore it is vital for the NH 3 -based hydrogen storage technology development to study NH 3 decomposition processes and improve the decomposition efficiency. Numerical simulation has become a powerful tool for analyzing the NH 3 decomposition processes since it can provide a revealing insight into the heat and mass transfer phenomena and substantial guidance on further improving the decomposition efficiency. This paper reviews the numerical simulations of NH 3 decomposition in various application scenarios, including NH 3 decomposition in microreactors, coupled combustion chemical reactors, solid oxide fuel cells, and membrane reactors. The models of NH 3 decomposition reactions in various scenarios and the heat and mass transport in the reactor are elaborated. The effects of reactor structure and operating conditions on the performance of NH 3 decomposition reactor are analyzed. It can be found that NH 3 decomposition in microchannel reactors is not limited by heat and mass transfer, and NH 3 conversion can be improved by using membrane reactors under the same conditions. Finally, research prospects and opportunities are proposed in terms of model development and reactor performance improvement for NH 3 decomposition.

Keywords: ammonia decomposition; numerical simulation; heat and mass transfer; hydrogen production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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