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% The lower heating value for a hydrocarbon fuel.
The fuel is CnHm.
n can also be the name of a jet fuel: JP-3 through JP-8
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Form:
qR = QRHydrocarbon( n, m )
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Inputs
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n (1,1) Number of carbon atoms or fuel name
m (1,1) Number of hydrogen atoms
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Outputs
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qR (1,1) Lower heating value (J/kg)
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References: Hill, P.G., Peterson, C. R., "The Mechanics and
Thermodynamics of Propulsion," Addison-Wesley Publishing
Company, 1970, p. 221.
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