Simulation of Acetylene Formation from Methane in a Plasma Jet

This work is devoted to the numerical modeling of the reaction of methane conversion to acetylene under plasma-jet pyrolysis conditions and a comparison of the obtained results with the available experimental data. The calculations were performed within the framework of the ideal plug-flow reactor model for atmospheric pressure. The analysis of the main processes of methane decomposition and acetylene formation was carried out in cases where either hydrogen or methane was used as a plasma-forming gas. The results of calculations of the main products of methane decomposition (hydrogen and acetylene) agree quite well with the experimental data.