The impact of turbulent mixing on the oxidation of a chlorinated hydrocarbon

Faster mixing of chlorinated hydrocarbons is found to yield lower Reynolds numbers and greater amounts of flouranthene, a toxic combustion byproduct. Lower Reynolds number flames produced more aromatic and chlorinated aromatic species compared to higher Reynolds number flames. The most number of chlorinated species in the postflame gases were chloronaphthalene, while methyl chloride was effectively destroyed in all the Reynolds numbers used. Methyl chloride and methane were combusted in a combustion wind tunnel with a coflow of air with varied Reynolds numbers used ranging from 3,500 to 7,200.