Ammonia for power – heating and powergen systems through a computational fluid dynamics review

Vigueras-Zuniga, M.O., Shi, H., Chong, C.T., Wang, P., Li, J., Chen, D., Jójka, J., Mazzotta, L., Chiong, M.C. and Valera Medina, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1580-7133 2027. Ammonia for power – heating and powergen systems through a computational fluid dynamics review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 244 (Part D) , 117566. 10.1016/j.rser.2026.117566

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Abstract

Ammonia has gained considerable interest from the combustion community as an alternative fuel. The chemical promises to remove carbon entirely from heating, power and propulsion processes without incurring extensive infrastructure developments. As such, the work on ammonia combustion expands from fundamental analyses to giga-Watt practical applications in power generation. However, experimental research usually lacks further information about radical interactions, blends’ reactivity, emissions abatement, flame stability, and scalability parameters. Therefore, numerical modelling via Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) not only offers detailed insights into these combustion challenges using ammonia but also ensures that by applying novel methodologies ammonia resolution is accurate, relevant and affordable for a topic with such a large potential impact. Therefore, this review addresses a large literature survey from across the globe currently assessing ammonia as an energy vector in large power and heating systems. Finally, major challenges and future developments are presented, with conclusions that address the versatility of studies and most interesting areas of research relevant to the use of CFD ammonia modelling.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Engineering
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1364-0321
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 October 2026
Date of Acceptance:	30 September 2026
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2026 10:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/190194

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