INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEMS OF COMPRESSOR-PUMPING AND REFRIGERATION UNITS SUPPLYING LIQUID CO2 AND NH3 TO THE UNIT FOR CARBAMIDE SYNTHESIS

Keywords: ammonia, carbon dioxide, urea, compressor and pumping unit, ammonia compression refrigeration machine, ammonia water absorption refrigeration machine, ammonia lithium bromide refrigeration machine, compression, efficiency, specific energy consumption

Abstract

Carbon dioxide is used in large volumes to produce urea, a highly efficient nitrogen fertilizer. It is compressed in a multistage compressor to a pressure of 15 MPa and fed to the urea synthesis unit. The specific energy consumption for the compression of carbon dioxide by a compressor reaches 0.16 kWh/kg. It may be more profitable to use in the system of compressor-pumping and refrigeration units. They can be used to liquefy carbon dioxide and compress it to pressure 15 MPa before feeding it to the synthesis of urea. In the simplest scheme, an ammonia compression refrigeration machine (ACRM) is included in the system to improve efficiency. The specific energy consumption in such a system for the liquefaction and compression of CO2 is 0.118 kWh/kg. In case of replacement of the ACRM with an absorption refrigeration machine, unit costs can be reduced to 0.09 kWh/kg. These two systems can be used to increase urea production or to ensure stable operation of the units during the summer period of their operation. The analysis showed that further improvement of the technological scheme of the entire system will completely abandon the use of the compressor method of compression of CO2 to pressure 15 MPa before its supply to the urea synthesis unit. To do this, you need to include an additional absorption lithium bromide refrigeration machine in the system. In this scheme, the compressor-pumping unit will provide the simultaneous supply of liquid carbon dioxide and ammonia for the synthesis of urea with a pressure of 15 MPa. To increase the daily production of urea from 1400 to 2000 tons, it is necessary to increase the feed liquid CO2 in the amount of 62 t/hour and liquid NH3 — 47.5 t/hour. Bibl. 14, Fig. 3.

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Author Biographies

G.K. Lavrenchenko, Institute of Low Temperature Energy Technology, Odesa

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

B.H. Hrudka, Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies, Institute of Cold, Cryo- technologies and Environmental Energy named after V. S. Martynovskyi, Odesa

Candidate of Technical Sciences

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Published
2021-09-20
How to Cite
Lavrenchenko, G., & Hrudka, B. (2021). INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEMS OF COMPRESSOR-PUMPING AND REFRIGERATION UNITS SUPPLYING LIQUID CO2 AND NH3 TO THE UNIT FOR CARBAMIDE SYNTHESIS. Energy Technologies & Resource Saving, (3), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.33070/etars.3.2021.02
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Energy saving technologies