An Experimental Comparative Study of a Solid-State Ammonia Dosing System and Traditional Adblue Dosing System on a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine SCR System
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 150, Issue 10
Abstract
Solid ammonia dosing technology has been extensively researched in the last decade as an effective solution to address issues such as urea crystallization and carrier blockage in traditional selective catalyst reduction (SCR) systems. In this study, a comparison of nitrogen oxide (NOx) conversion efficiency between solid ammonia dosing (SAD) and Adblue dosing on a heavy-duty diesel engine SCR system was conducted. First, an engine emission test bench with SAD SCR and Adblue SCR systems was established. Subsequently, both dosing systems were tested and studied on the engine emission test rig. The results showed that the NOx conversion efficiency of SAD was slightly improved by approximately 2%–5% when the catalyst upstream temperature exceeded 250°C, compared with the Adblue system. This improvement can be attributed to the better mixing ability of SAD. Additionally, SAD demonstrated significant advantages in avoiding issues related to urea decomposition at low exhaust temperatures. Furthermore, similar results were observed in the emission cycle test results of the engine. Under the European steady-state cycle (ESC) and European transient cycle (ETC) conditions, the NOx conversion efficiency of SAD was only slightly higher than that of the Adblue system by about 2%. However, under the world harmonized transient cycle (WHTC) condition, where more low-temperature operating conditions are included, the beneficial weighted NOx conversion efficiency of SAD increased to approximately 7.4% at a release condition of 190°C.
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Volume 150 • Issue 10 • October 2024
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Received: Feb 21, 2024
Accepted: May 16, 2024
Published online: Aug 9, 2024
Published in print: Oct 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Jan 9, 2025
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- Ammonia
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