Detailed Kinetic Modeling of Soot Formation in Pyrolysis of Benzene/Acetylene/Argon Mixtures

A detailed kinetic model of soot formation in hydrocarbon pyrolysis [1] and oxidation [2] under conditions typical for shock tube experiments was tested for soot formation modeling of benzene/argon, acetylene/argon, and various benzene/acetylene / argon mixtures. The results from the simulations and the reaction flow analysis showed the role of polyyne and HACA (H-abstraction-C2H2-addition) pathways of soot formation. The model considered can reproduce the main parameters of soot formation. All the numerical results were calculated while keeping the entire set of the model parameters fixed