This invention discloses a flexible
ammonia synthesis process. The feed gas, after preheating, enters a temperature-controlled
ammonia synthesis
tower, where it reacts under the action of a catalyst. After the reaction, the gas recovers
heat energy through an outlet waste boiler, undergoes multi-stage cooling, and then enters an
ammonia separator.
Liquid ammonia is obtained at the bottom, while the non-condensable gas at the top is pressurized by a circulating compressor and returned to the inlet of the temperature-controlled ammonia synthesis
tower. In the
tower, the feed gas enters through the feed gas inlet and passes radially from the outside in through a distribution plate, catalyst
bed section I, another distribution plate, and catalyst
bed section II, undergoing heat exchange and reaction simultaneously. The reacting gases converge at the center and are then exited through the reaction gas outlet at the bottom. This invention features a simple process, easy control, low equipment investment and operating costs, energy saving and consumption reduction, high reaction efficiency, relaxed
reaction conditions, and the
bed is less prone to overheating or temperature loss under high loads. The
system can maintain stable operation even with fluctuations in feed gas flow rate of 0–120%.