Path: Propulsion/Electric
% Compute the electric propulsion power from thrust and specific impulse.
The governing equations are:
T = mdot*ue
eff*P = 0.5*mdot*ue^2
so that eff*P is the jet power that is converted to kinetic energy.
Type ElectricThrusterPower for a demo at 5000 sec Isp.
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Form:
[power,mdot] = ElectricThrusterPower( Isp, T, eff )
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Inputs
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Isp (1,:) Specific impulse, sec
T (1,:) Thrust, N
eff (1,1) Thrust efficiency, default 1
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Outputs
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power (1,:) Engine power, W
mdot (1,:) Mass flow rate, kg/s
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Common: Graphics/Plot2D
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