The chapter reviews the potential of ammonia as a fuel for diesel engines in the transportation sector, focusing on its advantages, challenges, and technological adaptations. Ammonia, with its carbon-free composition, offers significant environmental benefits by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The study explores ammonia’s combustion characteristics, energy density, and storage requirements. Technological advancements, such as dual-fuel systems and catalytic converters, are also evaluated for optimizing ammonia usage in diesel engines. The review also addresses economic and safety considerations, highlighting the feasibility of ammonia as a sustainable alternative to conventional diesel fuel in achieving cleaner transportation solutions.

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State-Of-The-Art Review on Ammonia-Based Diesel Engines

  • Sridhar Sahoo,
  • Akash Kumar,
  • P. Jayraj,
  • Dhananjay Kumar Srivastava

摘要

The chapter reviews the potential of ammonia as a fuel for diesel engines in the transportation sector, focusing on its advantages, challenges, and technological adaptations. Ammonia, with its carbon-free composition, offers significant environmental benefits by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The study explores ammonia’s combustion characteristics, energy density, and storage requirements. Technological advancements, such as dual-fuel systems and catalytic converters, are also evaluated for optimizing ammonia usage in diesel engines. The review also addresses economic and safety considerations, highlighting the feasibility of ammonia as a sustainable alternative to conventional diesel fuel in achieving cleaner transportation solutions.