Path: AerospaceUtils/AtmosphericCalculations
% Computes the ratio of specific heats for air.
The ratio is a function of temperature of the atmosphere.
Type AtmGamma for demo showing gamma from 0 to 80 km altitude.
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Form:
gamma = AtmGamma( T )
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Inputs
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T (1,:) Temperature (deg-K)
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Outputs
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gamma (1,:) Ratio of specific heats
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References: Hill, P.G., C. R. Peterson, Mechanics and Thermodynamics
of Propulsion, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1970, p. 541.
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Common: Atmosphere/StdAtm Common: Graphics/Plot2D
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