as a digital disruption to selective catalytic reduction
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Creating SCRSCR of Tomorrow
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Dr Rathindra Nath DasCorporate R&D, BHEL
[email protected] 9448490012
Contents
1. SCR technology today: Overview: Catlyst : Control strategies
2. What influences SCR Catalyst performance: overview of current capabilities
3.SCR Technology today: Challenges & gaps summerized
4. Digital technology to address the gap transforming to next generation catalyst
5. FBG sensor array
6.Demonstration
7. New generation of catalyst optimization system proposed
8. Conclusions : Looking forward to next generation catalyst
1. SCR technology today: background
1. SCR technology today : Catalyst
• is the best available Catalyst ruling the technology world over decades, but • unable to upgrade to the next generation despite above industry demand, in spite of• huge resources poured in research, except for the minor improvements
Ref: Review on latest developments in modified Vanadium-Titanium-based SCR catalysts, Chinese J of Catalysis 39(2018) p1347
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As presented at the International conference on “Exploring power plant emissions reduction: technologies & strategies”, London, 23-24 May, 2005
Milestones Date
1 A proposal prepared for SCR DENOX plant for a 250 MW Indian coal-fired Power Plant
1989
2 International Patent granted to BHEL on Honeycomb Manufacturing
1996
3 BHEL Catalyst Tested at direct stream of FETF Boiler with other catalyst (Siemens/Argillon)
Sep 2004
4 Proposal prepared for 25 MW slip stream SCR testing at RaichurThermal Power Plant
Jan 2005
5 Indigenous SCR Catalyst again tested at direct stream of APFBG test facility at R&D site
20152016
6 Smart SCR Catalyst patented by BHEL Mar2016
7 Slip stream catalyst tests at KPCL Bellary & other Thermal Power Plants
2017 Mar-
1. SCR technology today : Catalyst: no major shift seen since 1990
• Flue gas Residence time inside the catalyst volume
• NH3/NOx ratio and degree of gas mixing
• Inlet NOx concentration level
Flue gas velocity: increase reduce NOx reduction efficiency by limiting diffusion, adsorption and full reactionsolution : low Vspace more catalyst & cost
decrease reduce NOx reduction efficiency by excessive contact time oxidizing ammonia into NOxsolution : control ammonia and save cost
2. What influences SCR Catalyst performance : current capabilities
4NH3 + 4NO + O2 → 4N2 + 6H2O (Standard SCR reac on) 97 Kcal/mol NO
4NH3 + 2NO + 2NO2 → 4N2 + 6H2O (Fast SCR reac on) 180 Kcal/mol NO
SCR control types are SCR control types are based on the following based on the following setset--pointspoints and and measurementmeasurements
Approach 1 % NOx Reduction NOx Inlet & Outlet
Approach 2 Outlet NOx (ppm) air flow & NOx Outlet
Approach 3 Outlet NH3 (ppm) Outlet NH3
Ref: Tuning Ammonia Flow to Optimize SCR Performance Power 01/01/2010 | Tim Leopold, ABB Inc.
Model Predictive Controls (MPC) of multi-input, multi-output processes with equality and inequalityconstraints on the process variables are also used tooptimize the dosing control of ammonia in order to copewith the abrupt change of inlet NOx concentration.
Measurement of catalyst activity in situ during operation is the industry demand. One US company FERCo developed KnoxcheckKnoxcheck by providing almost online Lab facilities in situ to measure
reactor potential(RP)=catalyst activityarea velocity
The KnoxCheckKnoxCheck reactor potential test results for the period of 2005 to 2009. Relative to RPo the reactor potential of the individual layers when freshly installed.
2. SCR control strategies : revolving around the point measurements
Variations in Catalyst Inlet & outlet flue gas condition with best available control
Best available variation in Catalyst outlet NOx concentration plot (ppm@3%O2) Ref: US8108073B2
Field data
Simulation plot
Variation of Catalyst inlet NH3/NOx ratio modelled (% variation from average removal efficiency) Ref: US8108073B2
Field data
Simulation plot
Calculated NOx reduction and ammonia slip performance as a function of NH3/NOx ratio non-uniformity Ref: US2012/0282564A1
ChallengesPerformance variation of catalyst at various localized zones• spatial variations in flue gas velocity profile• Spatial variation in NOx profile • ash loading variation• localized temporary catalyst
blockage/erosion• permanent catalyst poisoning/deactivation
Gaps• Local catalyst activity during operation is so far assumed offline from
global average from few measurements or by estimation from trial & error• In situ online measurements are not affordable• Lack of dynamic information about happening in the SCR plant during
transient and load-change operations• Real optimization and informed catalyst management were lacking during
challenging operation
3. SCR technology today : challenges and gaps summarised
4.0 Digital technology to address the gap transforming to next generation catalyst
Gap or unsolved problems todayGap or unsolved problems today• Even highest efficient catalyst fails to control simultaneously NOx & NH3 emissions, because of its
inability to match the NH3 concentration profile to NOx concentration profile, resulting any one of the deficiencies
• Lower NOx reduction efficiency --if-- no NH3 slip• NH3 slip –if-- higher NOx reduction efficiency
• NOx concentration is non-uniform at catalyst entry & changes with boiler operating conditions• Non-uniform temperature and velocity distribution across the catalyst bed adds to the challenge
Traditional solutionsTraditional solutions• Calibrating each NH3 injection nozzle during start up trial run• cost and complexity prohibitive using multiple sensors for computing nozzle wise influence factor
during operation• Responding to Boiler load changes: Numerous control schemes (fuzzy logic, multivariable process
control (Model Predictive Control-MPC), feedforward strategies etc) tried, still it is a blind window
Digital solution:Digital solution:• Embedded optical sensors distributed in SCR catalyst volume, which can be mass produced along
with catalyst • The distributed temperature profile of the entire catalyst bed: online instant digitized catalyst
performance at individual local temperature level • Analysis of large online data during operation provides accurate catalyst temperature and real
time trend of catalytic activity to compute localized ammonia dose requirements• Digital optimization minimizes the sum of deviations can meet demanding requirement of NOx
emission, ultra-low NH3 slip and durability under challenging high-ash coal-fired Power plants.
5 FBG sensor array
FBG sensors for smart catalyst are designed and fabricated at CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata.
The optical fiber with appropriate composition is drawn and desired Bragg Gratings are written using 244nm laser on preset sensor locations at CGCRI in-house facility & home expertise.
Design and fabrication of Catalyst & embedding the FBG Fiber are done at BHEL R&D with in-house facilities & expertise.
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Schematic of FBG Array sensors A, B and C in the Catalyst Block
Arrangements of FBG Array sensors (Array-A, Array-B and Array-C) in the Catalyst Body
Schematic of sensor array placement in catalyst
Temperature plot of FBG sensor Array
6. Demonstration
Precise DeNOX Reaction lightoff and completion time when Ammonia starts and stops
6. Demonstration: optical measurements mirroring the Reaction Mechanism
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Why typical ASR = 1.05
currently ASR is adjusted to account for • temperature, • residence time, • degree of mixing, • catalyst activity, • small NO2 in flue gas which requires two moles
of NH3 per mole of NO2• allowable ammonia slip for a specific boiler
7 New generation of catalyst optimization system
Catalyst Activity feedback from each
zones of smart catalyst
Set zonal ASR values computing from
catalyst activity data
ASR calculation from single point NOx measurements
at inlet & outlet
Controlling NH3 control valves to
maintain localized zonal ASR set-points
Control flow diagram for improved SCR Catalyst performance by optimizing flow of ammonia (NH3) from each of NH3 injection nozzle
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Note: Optical fibre cable : C, C1, C2, C3Catalyst (H1, H2) Layers : L1, L2, L3Ammonia Injection grid : AIG1, AIG2, AIG3Data analysis device : D, Transmitter : TManual console : M, Control strategy : E
Schematic view of smart SCR catalyst management system
8. Conclusions : Looking forward to next generation catalyst
We have described a smart catalyst system for real-time temperature sensing
of SCR catalyst and feed-back to control ammonia injection at every segments
in large volume of catalyst bed for most optimized operation.
The challenge for DeNOx SCR in Indian coal fired power plant is entered on
high ash level in the flue gas several times higher than most of the power
plants abroad where traditional SCR system is well established.
We believe the smart catalyst in combination with large data-analysis and
computations is going to be the next generation of digital control strategy
capable of handling the challenge and provide the best solution by real-time
performance optimization.
Thank you