HydrazineThruster:

Path: SC/Actuator

% Computes the thrust and fuel consumed for thrusters. 
 The thrust is dependent on the pressure of the propellant. The exhaust
 velocity is dependent on the pulsewidth, it increases from a minimum to a
 maximum.

 The data structure and default values of the properties can be found from

      p = DeviceProperties( 'hydrazine thruster' )

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   Form:
   d = HydrazineThruster;   % data structure
   [thrust, dF, impulse, pulsewidth] = HydrazineThruster( d, pressure, pulsewidth, dT )
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   Inputs
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   d               (.)    Thruster model data structure
   pressure        (:)    Pressure, can also be a scalar
   pulsewidth     (1,n)   Pulsewidth (sec)
   dT             (1,1)   Simulation timestep, for scaling (optional)

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   Outputs
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   thrust          (:)    Thrust
   dF              (:)    Fuel consumed
   impulse         (:)    Total impulse per thruster
   pulsewidth      (:)    Remaining pulsewidth

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Children:

AerospaceUtils: CAD/DeviceProperties

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