BasedonthetechniqueforpreparingLaCl3viadirectpyrolysisofrareearthchloridesolution,ajetpyrolysisreactorwasdesignedandtheintra-reactortemperatureandchemicalreactionswerenumericallysimulatedusingcomputationalfluiddynamics(CFD)technique.Theresultsshowthattheflowratevariationatthefuelinletdoesnotlargelyaffectthetemperatureinthereactor,whiletheincreaseinexternalpressureatthematerialinletrapidlydecreasestheaveragetemperature,Venturitemperature,andoutlettemperature.TheCH4andO2insidethereactorarecombustedcompletely,andwhenthematerialinletpressureis\90Pa,theLaCl3isfullypyrogenated.ThecontentsofCO2,La2O3,andHClfluctuateneartheVenturitubeandfinallystabilize.La2O3contentattheoutletisinatop-to-bottomgradient.
