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% Payload and structural mass ratios for parallel stages.
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Form:
[e, p, m00, m01] = EPPS( npp, ms0, ms1, m02, mp0, mp1, v0, v1 )
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Inputs
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npp (1,1) Fraction of 1st stage fuel burned in parallel with
(1,1) 0th stage
ms0 (1,1) Structural mass of 0th stage
ms1 (1,1) Structural mass of 1st stage
m02 (1,1) Payload of 1st stage
mp0 (1,1) Propellant used during 0th stage burn
mp1 (1,1) Total propellant in the 1st stage
v0 (1,1) Exhaust velocity of 0th stage
v1 (1,1) Exhaust velocity of 1st stage
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Outputs
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e (1,1) Stage structural ratios
p (1,1) Stage payload ratios
m00 (1,1) Total vehicle mass
m01 (1,1) Mass of 1st stage after separation
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