Research Article

Reduced Chemical Kinetic Model for Titan Entries

Table 3


, cc/mol/s , KSource Uncert. est.

Dissociation reactions
(1)N2 + M N + N + M7.00 × 1021 −1.60 113,200 [14]/
Enhanced rate for M = N, C, H3.00 × 1022 −1.60 113,200 [14]/ –5.0
Enhanced rate for M = e3.00 × 1024 −1.60 113,200 [14]/
(2) CH4 + M CH3 + H + M4.70 × 1047 −8.20 59,200 [7]/
(3) CH3 + M CH2 + H + M1.02 × 1016 0.00 45,600 [7]/ –3.2
(4) CH3 + M CH + H2 + M5.00 × 1015 0.00 42,800 [15]/ –2.0
(5)CH2 + M CH + H + M4.00 × 1015 0.00 41,800 [15]/ –2.0
(6) CH2 + M C + H2 + M1.30 × 1014 0.00 29,700 [15]/ –2.0
(7) CH + M C + H + M1.90 × 1014 0.00 33,700 [15]/ –2.0
(8) C2 + M C + C + M1.50 × 1016 0.00 71,600 [16]/ –2.0
(9) H2 + M H + H + M2.23 × 1014 0.00 48,350 [7, 17]/ –2.0
(10) CN + M C + N + M2.53 × 1014 0.00 71,000 [18, 19]/ –2.0
(11) NH + M N + H + M1.80 × 1014 0.00 37,600 [20]/
(12) HCN + M CN + H + M3.57 × 1026 −2.60 62,845 [21]/
Radical reactions
(13) CH3 + N HCN + H + H7.00 × 1013 0.00 0 [22]/
(14) CH3 + H CH2 + H26.03 × 1013 0.00 7,600 [17]/
(15) CH2 + N2 HCN + NH4.82 × 1012 0.00 18,000 [20]/
(16) CH2 + N HCN + H5.00 × 1013 0.00 0 [22]/
(17) CH2 + H CH + H26.03 × 1012 0.00 −900 [20]/ –10.0
(18) CH + N2 HCN + N4.40 × 1012 0.00 11,060 [22]/
(19) CH + C C2 + H2.00 × 1014 0.00 0 [15]/
(20) C2 + N2 CN + CN1.50 × 1013 0.00 21,000 [23]/ –2.0
(21) CN + H2 HCN + H2.95 × 105 0.00 1,130 [24]/
(22) CN + C C2 + N5.00 × 1013 0.00 13,000 [14]/
(23) N + H2 NH + H1.60 × 1014 0.00 12,650 [25]/ –2.0
(24) C + N2 CN + N5.24 × 1013 0.00 22,600 [7]/
(25) C + H2 CH + H4.00 × 1014 0.00 11,700 [26]/ –2.0
(26) H + N2 NH + N3.00 × 1012 0.50 71,400 [27]/ –3.2
(27) H + CH4 CH3 + H21.32 × 104 3.00 4,045 [7, 17]/ –2.0
Ionization reactions
(28) N + N + e4.40 × 107 1.50 67,500 [14]/
(29) C + N CN+ + e1.00 × 1015 1.50 164,400 [1]/
(30) N + e N+ + e + e2.50 × 1034 −3.82 168,600 [14, 28]/
(31) C + e C+ + e + e3.70 × 1031 −3.00 130,720 [14]/
(32) H + e H+ + e + e2.20 × 1030 −2.80 157,800 [14]/
(33) Ar + e Ar+ + e + e2.50 × 1034 −3.82 181,700 [1]/
(34) CN+ + N CN + N+9.80 × 1012 0.00 40,700 [1]/
(35) C+ + N2 + C1.11 × 1014 −0.11 50,000 [1]/