Path: SC/Actuator
% Computes fuel mass from tank volume. If gas constant is omitted, Helium will be assumed. Typical tank pressures are 300-400 psi BOL and 100 psi EOL. This is for a tank that has both fuel and pressurant. The default pressurant is helium. Type TankVolume for a demo. -----------------------%--------------------------------------------------- Form: [mF, mP, vP] = TankVolume( vT, rhoF, tNom, pI, pF, rP ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ vT (1,:) Total volume available (m^3) rhoF (1,1) Density of fuel (kg/m^3) tNom (1,1) Nominal temperature (K) pI (1,1) Initial pressure (N/m^2) pF (1,1) Final pressure (N/m^2) rP (1,1) Gas constant of pressurant ------- Outputs ------- mF (1,:) Mass of fuel (kg) mP (1,:) Mass of pressurant (kg) vP (1,:) Pressurant volume (m^3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common: Graphics/Plot2D
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