The flexible
ammonia synthesis process comprises the following steps:
raw material gas is preheated and heated, then enters a temperature-controlled
ammonia synthesis
tower and reacts under the action of a catalyst, the reacted gas is subjected to
heat energy recovery through an outlet
waste heat boiler and then enters an
ammonia separation tank after being subjected to multi-stage cooling, and a
liquid ammonia product is obtained at the bottom; the top non-condensable gas is pressurized by a circulating compressor and then returns to an inlet of the
temperature control ammonia synthesis
tower; in the temperature-controlled ammonia synthesis
tower,
raw material gas enters the tower through a
raw material gas inlet and sequentially penetrates through the distribution plate, the catalyst
bed I section, the distribution plate and the catalyst
bed I section from outside to inside in the radial direction, reaction is carried out while heat exchange is carried out, and reaction gas is led out from a reaction gas outlet in the bottom after being converged in the center. The method is simple in process, easy to control, low in equipment investment and operation cost, energy-saving, consumption-reducing, high in reaction efficiency and loose in reaction condition, temperature runaway or temperature loss of a
bed layer is not easily caused under
high load, and stable operation of the
system can still be kept under 0-120% fluctuation of feed gas flow.