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Compute the fuel mass required to reach a burnout velocity (single-stage)
The answer is found numerically using the Newton Rhapson method.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The structural ratio input is defined as the boost stage
structural mass divided by the total boost stage mass (structure plus
fuel). It is completely independent of the payload mass.
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Form:
[mFUEL,n] = RocketFuelMass( VBO, Isp, T, mPLD, sR, g );
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Inputs
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VBO (1,1) Burnout velocity (m/s)
Isp (1,1) Specific impulse (s)
T (1,1) Thrust (N=kg*m/s/s)
mPLD (1,1) Mass of payload (kg)
sR (1,1) Structural ratio of the stage:
- structure mass of stage over total mass of stage
- independent of payload.
g (1,1) Acceleration due to gravity (m/s/s)
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Outputs
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mFUEL (1,1) Mass of fuel (kg)
n (1,1) Number of iterations
See also MissileDistance, MissileLambert
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