Abstract
Chemical structures of atmospheric-pressure, fuel rich (sooting) premixed, laminar, flat flames of C6H5Cl and CH4 have been investigated using a flat flame burner. Species mole fraction profiles were determined by using micro-probe sampling coupled to on-line gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. In addition to those of reactants, mole fraction profiles have been determined for CO, CO2, HCl, H2O, H2, C2H6, C2H4, C2H2, C4H2, C4H4, C5H6, C6H6, C6H5CH3, C6H5C2H3, C6H5C2H, C6H5OH, ClC6H4OH, ClC6H4CH3, C6H4Cl2, and C10H8. In a fuel lean flame of pure C6H5Cl highly chlorinated hydrocarbons such as CCl4, Cl2C6H3OH, C5HCl4, C2HCl3, C6H3Cl3 and C2Cl4 were also observed. The roles of these species, in view of the current ideas of the mechanism of combustion of C6H5Cl are discussed.

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